The Roman capital of Corsica on the eastern plain near the mouth of the Tavignano, now a decayed bishop's seat on a malarial coast.
In 1253 its bishop asks the Pisans to repopulate it because it can no longer defend itself.
Who holds it
- Title
- Lord
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
The bishop of Aléria (Pisan suffragan; Church map).
How things stand that morning
A decayed bishop's town.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Known chiefly from church records.
Primary sources for Corsica
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Annals of Genoa, by Caffaro and his continuators, with Ogerio Pane for 1197 to 1219, Ogerio Pane and the other official annalists of Genoa (year by year under the commune's authority; the 1197 to 1219 section by Ogerio Pane). The official record of the commune. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.