The Roman colony of Turris Libisonis at the mouth of the Rio Mannu on the gulf of Asinara, the kingdom's port and the seat of the archbishop, whose cathedral is the great Romanesque basilica of San Gavino.
The old capital of the kingdom, it is declining as people move inland to Sassari, away from raiders from the sea, but it remains Logudoro's harbour for Pisan and Genoese ships.
Who holds it
- Name
- Comita
- Title
- Judge of Torres
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
Comita, judge of Torres; the archbishop of Torres has his cathedral here (Church map).
How things stand that morning
In Comita's hands; no foreign quarter or garrison recorded.
Charter
No charter.
Council
No commune.
Communities
Pisan and Genoese merchants [inference].
Trade and crafts
Export of grain, hides, cheese and livestock to Pisa and Genoa; the island of Asinara and the Nurra's pastures behind it.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The port and the basilica are certain; nothing particular is recorded for 1199-1200.
Primary sources for Torres
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.