Sulci, also known as Sulki, was one of the most important cities of ancient Sardinia, on a small island in the island's southwest corner, now called Isola di Sant'Antioco and joined to the mainland by a narrow isthmus. The bay south of that isthmus was known in ancient times as the Sulcitanus Portus.
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Founding Year Latitude39.066667 degrees north 2 Sources
1. Sulci (Wikipedia)
History
However, as noted by archaeologists the city was founded by Tyrians during the late 9th century BCE, and most of the inhabitants were probably native Sardinians, it remained independent until Carthage conquered it in the late 6th century BCE Its name was first mentioned in history during the First Punic War, when the Carthaginian general, Hannibal Gisco, having been defeated in a sea-fight (the Battle of Sulci, 258 BCE) by Gaius Sulpicius Paterculus, took refuge at Sulci, but was slain in a tumult by his own soldiers (Zonaras viii.
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P625 (coordinate location)Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 39.066667, longitude 8.45
Wikidata: Sulci
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