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Moreover, among all the Western Roman provinces, Sardinia provided the biggest number of sailors to the Roman military fleets. [25] Sardinia was also one of the main metal suppliers of the Roman world; thanks to its rich silver, lead and copper mines, Sardinia ranked third among all the Roman provinces in quantity of metals produced next to ...
The Roman-Sardinian Wars (Latin: Bellum Sardum [14]) were a series of conflicts in Sardinia between the 3rd century BC and the 1st century AD. These wars pitted the Roman Republic and later the Roman Empire against the major Sardinian tribes: the Ilienses (later Ioles or Diagesbes), the Balares and the Corsi (located in today's Gallura), [15] in a struggle for control of the coastal cities.
A Roman army of 22,000 infantrymen and 1,200 cavalry, under Titus Manlius Torquatus, reached Sardinia landing in Caralis and defeating Hiostus, the son of Hampsicora, near Milis. The Romans then met the Carthaginian-Sardinian allied forces in the south of the island, defeating them in a pitched battle that took place between Sestu and ...
Sardinia and Corsica, combined, also became a Roman province and a source of grain, under a praetor, although a strong military presence was required for at least the next seven years, as the Romans struggled to suppress the local inhabitants. [174] [175] Syracuse was granted nominal independence and ally status for the lifetime of Hiero II. [176]
The fledgling kingdom then conquered the Roman-ruled islands of Mallorca, Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica in the western Mediterranean. In the 460s, the Romans launched two unsuccessful military expeditions by sea in an attempt to overthrow the Vandals and reclaim North Africa.
Probably in 237 BC, the indigenous inhabitants of Sardinia rose up and drove out the mutinous garrison, which took refuge in Italy. [73] As the war in Africa came to a close, they appealed again for Roman assistance. This time the Romans agreed and prepared an expedition to seize both Sardinia and Corsica. [24]
In 1323, James II formed an alliance with Hugh II of Arborea and, following a military campaign which lasted a year or so, occupied the Pisan territories of Cagliari and Gallura along with the city of Sassari, claiming the territory as the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica. In 1353, Arborea waged war on Aragon. The Crown of Aragon did not reduce ...
By 19 September, the 90th Panzergrenadier Division, a fortress brigade, anti-aircraft and Luftwaffe units comprising 25,800 men, 4,650 vehicles and 4,765 long tons (4,841 t) of supplies had reached Corsica from Sardinia. [11] In Sardinia the XII Paratroopers Battalion of the 184th Infantry Division "Nembo" defected to the Germans. [13]