Sardinia et Corsica
Sardinia et Corsica was a Roman province . It included the islands of Sardinia and Corsica .
History of the province
For information before and after Roman times, see also: Sardinia , History of Sardinia , Corsica , History of Corsica , Corsica in antiquity .
Sardinia et Corsica was founded after the First Punic War in 237 BC. Officially handed over to Romeby Carthage and in 227 BC After Sicilia to the second province. Before the surrender, the future province had been declared a demilitarized neutral area in a treaty between Rome and Carthage, which had provoked revolts against Carthage. The first governor in the rank of praetor was Marcus Valerius Laevinus . Carales ( Cagliari ) became theseat of the governor and thus the capital of the province.
As early as 259 BC Corsica was occupied by Lucius Cornelius Scipio . The Phocean city of Alalia ( Aléria ) seems to have been conquered at that time, but did not come until 238/237 BC. Finally under Roman rule.
The present-day province of Nuoro in the east of the island of Sardinia initially served as a retreat for the indigenous people, from where they regularly raided Roman territory, which prompted the Romans to build a limes . The name of the local region Barbagia ( Barbaria ) is derived from these barbarians .
When the provinces were reorganized in 27 BC BC by Augustus the province was initially senatorial, but in 6 AD it became an imperial province. Until 67, when the province became senatorial again, it was under the administration of a procurator , which may be in connection with still necessary military actions against the indigenous people.
In the 4th century the province was divided into the two islands.
In 456 Sardinia was conquered by the Vandals and Roman rule was over.
Economy and culture of the province
Economically, the province was of particular importance as a supplier of grain, horses, mineral raw materials and weapons.
It is known from speeches by Cicero that the ruling families of some cities had Punic names just before the turn of the century . Excavations also indicate a slow Romanization . However, colonization in the coastal areas proceeded faster than in the interior.
See also
literature
- Tilmann Bechert : The provinces of the Roman Empire. Introduction and overview. von Zabern, Mainz 1999, ISBN 3-8053-2399-9 , p. 61f