Research topic: Cagliari

Cagliari , city (1991 pop. 204,237), capital of Sardinia and of Cagliari prov., S Sardinia, Italy, on the Gulf of Cagliari (an arm of the Mediterranean Sea) and at the mouth of the Mannu River. It is the largest city in Sardinia and is a modern port and an industrial center. A flourishing Carthaginian city, it was taken by Rome in 238 BC Cagliari endured Arab invasions in the 8th and 9th cent. AD The city was a Pisan stronghold during the wars with Genoa (11th-14th cent.); its subsequent history is largely that of Sardinia . Cagliari was the site of a submarine base in World War II and was... Read more