Corsi
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The Corsi were an ancient people of Sardinia
, noted by Ptolemy
(III, 3). They dwelt at the extreme north of the island, near the Tibulati
and immediately north of the Coracenses
. The Corsi gave their name to the island of Corsica
.
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, noted by Ptolemy
Ptolemy
Claudius Ptolemy , was a Roman citizen of Egypt who wrote in Greek. He was a mathematician, astronomer, geographer, astrologer, and poet of a single epigram in the Greek Anthology. He lived in Egypt under Roman rule, and is believed to have been born in the town of Ptolemais Hermiou in the...
(III, 3). They dwelt at the extreme north of the island, near the Tibulati
Tibulati
The Tibulati , also called Tibulates and Tibulatii, were an ancient people of Sardinia, noted by Ptolemy . They dwelt at the extreme north of the island, about the ancient city of Tibula, near the Corsi and immediately north of the Coracenses.-References:*...
and immediately north of the Coracenses
Coracenses
The Coracenses were an ancient people of Sardinia, noted by Ptolemy . They dwelt south of the Tibulati and the Corsi and north of the Carenses and the Cunusitani.-References:*...
. The Corsi gave their name to the island of Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
.