The Phoenician and Roman city at the tip of the Sinis peninsula, capital of Arborea and seat of its bishop until the later eleventh century, when judges and clergy moved to Oristano.
In 1200 it is a ruin used as a quarry; not a town.
Who holds it
- Name
- Peter I (a prisoner) and Hugh I of Bas, under William of Massa's control
- Title
- Judges of Arborea
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
Nobody: an abandoned site on the Sinis peninsula belonging to the judges of Arborea.
How things stand that morning
Abandoned; not a town in 1200.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The move to Oristano is traditional and generally accepted; its exact year (about 1070) is not documented.
Primary sources for Arborea
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
- Annals of Pisa, by Bernardo Maragone, with continuation, Bernardo Maragone (1160s to 1175, continued to 1192). Pisa's official annals stop in 1175 and their continuation in 1192, so there is no Pisan narrative for 1200 itself. Read online
- The register of San Pietro di Silki (11th to 13th centuries). A monastic register of lands, serfs, gifts and lawsuits in the giudicato of Torres (Logudoro), written in the vernacular.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.