SARDINIA

Latine · Mayhoff 1906

Sardinia ab oriente patens CLXXXVIII p., ab occidente CLXXV, a meridie LXXVII, a septentrione CXXV, circuituDLXV, abest ab Africa Caralitano promunturio CC, a Gadibus |XIII|. L. habet et a Gorditano promunturio duas insulas quae vocantur Herculis, a Sulcensi Enosim, a Caralitano Ficariam. quidam haut procul ab ea et Leberidas ponunt et Callode et quam vocant Heras lutra. celeberrimi in ea populorum Ilienses, Balari, Corsi, oppidorum XVIII Sulcitani, Valentini, Neapolitani, Bitienses, caralitani civium R. et Norenses, colonia autem una, quae vocatur Ad Turrem Libisonis. Sardiniam ipsam Timaeus sandaliotim appellavit ab effigie soleae, Myrsilus Ichnusam a similitudine vestigii. contra Paestanum sinum Leucosia est, a Sirene ibi sepulta appellate, contra Veliam Pontia et Isacia, utraeque uno nomine Oenotrides, argumentum possessae ab Oenotris Italiae, contra Vibonem parvae quae vocantur Ithacesiae ab Ulixis specula.

English · Bostock & Riley 1855–57

Sardinia extends, upon the east side, a distance of 188 miles, on the west 175, on the south 77, and on the north 125, being 565 miles in circumference. Its promontory of Caralis is distant from Africa 200, and from Gades 1400 miles. Off the promontory of Gordis it has two islands called the Isles of Hercules, off that of Sulcis, the island of Enosis, and off that of Caralis, Ficaria. Some writers place Beleris not far from it, as also Callodis, and the island known as Heras Lutra.

The most celebrated peoples of this island are the Ilienses, the Balari, and the Corsi; and among its eighteen towns, there are those of the Sulcitani, the Valentini, the Neapolitani, the Bosenses, the Caralitani, who enjoy the rights of Roman citizens, and the Norenses. There is also one colony which is called Ad Turrim Libysonis. Timæus has called this island Sandaliotis, on account of the similarity of its shape to the sole of a shoe, while Myrtilus has given it the name of Ichnusa, from its resemblance to the print of a footstep. Opposite to the Gulf of Pæstum is Leucasia, so called from a Siren who is buried there; opposite to Velia are Pontia and Isacia, both known by one name, that of Œnotrides, a proof that Italy was formerly possessed by the Œnotrians. Opposite to Vibo are the little islands called Ithacesiæ, from the watch-tower of Ulysses situate there.