Nora (Italy)

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Archaeological site on the Capo di Pula

That in the 9th century BC Founded in BC Nora is probably the oldest city in Sardinia .

history

Nora is a foundation of the Phoenicians and was later also inhabited by the Punic and Romans . It is believed that the Vandals who occupied Sardinia in the 6th century contributed to the city's fall. In the early Middle Ages , the city was abandoned because of pirate raids . Its ruins lie south of the city of Pula in the province of Cagliari on a narrow, boot-shaped peninsula, the southernmost protrusion of which the locals call "Sa punta 'e su koloru" (snake's cape). In the imperial era, Nora was a municipality .

The stela of Nora is of Phoenician origin, but most of the relics date from the time of the Romans, who invaded Sardinia in 238 BC. Conquered. The abstract steles of the Tophet by Nora are related to Tharros . Clear remnants from the Phoenician-Punic period are the temple district on Cape Punta 'e su Koloru and the residential area at the back of the Roman theater, whose floor plans, bath cisterns and masonry techniques show Punic features. The quarter is also known as the Kasbah of Nora because of the chaotic arrangement of the houses .

The as yet unexplored acropolis with long walls and towers is located on the southeast cape, around the Saracen tower Torre del Coltellazzo from the 17th century. Parts of the old settlement, especially its three ports, have sunk into the sea. In 1889, their remains were exposed during a spring tide. The excavations of the Roman Nora produced mosaics , columns, thermal baths and a small, well-preserved theater from the 2nd to 4th century with large clay pithoi in the hyposkenion , the stage, which probably served as acoustic resonators .

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Commons : Nora  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. This tradition as early as Pausanias 10, 17, 5 .

Coordinates: 38 ° 59 '  N , 9 ° 1'  E