Place details
Place nameSardinia
Other namesSardegna, Sardinien, Cerdeña, Isla de
CountryItalia
Latitude40
Longitude9
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Sardegna had a flourishing prehistoric culture, especially Nuraghi; settled by Phoenicians (800 BCE) and Carthaginians (500 BCE); was Roman from 238 BCE; taken by Vandals (455 CE), Goths, Byzantines, Popes, and Arabs; later went to Aragon (Spain), Austria, and Savoy.