Neapolis (
Greek: ; sc, Nabui; Punic: Qart Hadasht) meaning "New City", was an ancient city of
Sardinia founded by the
Carthaginians in the sixth century BC, and apparently one of the most considerable places on that island. It was situated on the west coast, at the southern extremity of the
Gulf of Oristano, at the present-day ''
località'' of Santa Maria di Nabui, in the ''
comune'' of
Guspini,
Province of Medio Campidano.
The
Itineraries
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place Neapolis 60 miles from
Sulci (in modern
Sant'Antioco) and 18 from Othoca (modern
Santa Giusta near
Oristano), both also Phoenician settlements. (Itin. Ant. p. 84.) It is noticed by
Pliny as one of the most important towns in Sardinia; and its name is found also in
Ptolemy and the Itineraries. (Plin. iii. 7. s. 13; Ptol. iii. 3. § 2; Itin. Ant. ''l. c.'';
Tab. Peut.;
Geogr. Rav. v. 26.) Its ruins are still visible at the mouth of the river Pabillonis, where that stream forms a great estuary or lagoon, called the
Stagno di Marceddi
Ston () is a settlement and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula.
History
Because of its geopolitical and strategic position, Ston has had a rich history since ant ...
, and present considerable remains of ancient buildings as well as the vestiges of a Roman road and aqueduct. The spot is marked by an ancient church called Santa Maria di Nabui. (De la Marmora, ''Voy. en Sardaigne'', vol. ii. p. 357.)
The
Aquae Neapolitanae The Aquae Neapolitanae or Aquae Calidae Neapolitanorum are springs and their adjoining population nucleus mentioned by Ptolemy as well as in the Antonine Itinerary, which places them at a considerable distance inland from Neapolis, on the road from ...
mentioned by Ptolemy as well as in the Itinerary, which places them at a considerable distance inland, on the road from Othoca to Caralis (modern
Cagliari
Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...
), are certainly the mineral sources now known as the
Bagni di Sardara Bagni (Italian for "baths") may refer to:
Places
* Bagni, a ''frazione'' in Contursi Terme, Salerno, Italy
* Bagni, a ''frazione'' in Nocera Umbra, Perugia, Italy
* Bagni di Craveggia, a ''frazione'' in Craveggia, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy
* Bag ...
, on the high road from Cagliari to Oristano. (Itin. Ant. p. 82; Ptol. iii. 3. § 7; Geogr. Rav. v. 26; De la Marmora, ''l. c.'' p. 406.)
See also
*
List of Phoenician cities
References
*Miles, Richard. (2010). ''Carthage Must be Destroyed''. p. 75-76
*Van Dommelen, Peter (2002) p. 130–37; (1998) p. 124-5
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Former populated places in Sardinia
Archaeological sites in Sardinia
Phoenician colonies in Sardinia