Noritani
Encyclopedia
The Noritani also called Norenses were an ancient people of Sardinia
, noted by Ptolemy
(III, 3). They dwelt at the extreme south part of the island, immediately south of the Neapolitani
and the Valentini
. Their chief town was Nora (modern Pula
).
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 south part of the island, immediately south of the Neapolitani
Neapolitani
The Neapolitani were an ancient people of Sardinia, noted by Ptolemy . They dwelt south of the Scapitani and the Siculensi and north of the Solcitani and the Noritani. Their chief city was Neapolis, located approximately 20 km north of modern Guspini....
and the Valentini
Valentini (ancient people)
The Valentini were an ancient people of Sardinia, noted by Ptolemy . They dwelt south of the Scapitani and the Siculensi and north of the Solcitani and the Noritani. Their chief city was Valentia .-References:*...
. Their chief town was Nora (modern Pula
Pula, Italy
Pula is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 25 km southwest of Cagliari...
).