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Tharros (also spelled Tharras, Archaic Greek: Θάρρας, Ptolemaic Hellenistic: Τάρραι/Τάρρας, Tárrai/Tárras; Latin: Tarrhae/Tarrhas) was an ancient city and former bishopric on the west coast of Sardinia, Italy.
- Ruined
- I Beni Culturali della Sardegna
- Eighth century BCE
May 6, 2021 · Tharros is an archaeological site in Sardinia brimming with centuries of history. Founded in the 8th century BC by the Phoenicians, Tharros would be inhabited by the Carthaginians and the Romans, leaving behind a series of ancient structures, especially its two standing Corinthian columns.
Jan 28, 2019 · Updated Jan 28, 2019. Tharros is an ancient Phoenician-Roman Port on the Sinis Penninsula of Sardinia near Cabras. On a fine spring day the iconic Corinthian columns of Tharros seem to hold up the sky to keep it from falling upon the shimmering waters of the Mediterranean. The columns are fake.
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Ancient city of Tharros. One of the most important and evocative archaeological legacies in the Mediterranean is located on the southern tip of the Gulf of Oristano, in central-western Sardinia. A Nuragic settlement, a Phoenician centre of commerce, a Carthaginian fortress, a Roman urbs, a Byzantine administrative centre and capital of Arborea ...
The site of Tharros is one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in Sardinia, not only because of the visible remains of this once florishing town, originated from merging oriental urban and western prehistoric cultures, but also because of the unique position on a narrow peninsula overlooking the bay of Oristano. The name of Tharros is found in a few roman sources and on a milestone of ...
Jul 3, 2022 · Located in the Capo San Marco promontory on the southern far end of the Sinis peninsula, with its two-thousand-years long history, Tharros is considered one of Sardinia’s most important archaeological sites. It is often called
The city of Tharros was central to Mediterranean trade routes across many centuries (from approximately the seventh century B.C.E. to the sixth century C.E.) and now this rich archaeological site yields new information about the place and its culture.
