History of Sardinia the speech of the majority of the inhabitants, ultimately developing into the modern Sardinian language, also the Roman religion began to spread among Sardinians. Caralis, the provincial capital, Nora and Sulci obtained the status of Municipium within the 1st century AD and a Roman colony named Turris Libissonis (Porto Torres) was founded in the north-west while the village of Usellus become perphans a Roman colony under Trajan. 4 great roads were built: 2 along the coasts and 2 in the interior connecting all the major cities. During the Roman period, the geographer Ptolemy noted that Sardinia was inhabited by the
Project Republic of Sardinia Sardinian diaspora in regional politics. Party constituencies publish their own online magazines. For instance, the Disterru constituency publishes "Su Bandu" with articles in Sardinian, Italian and English. Project Republic of Sardinia Project Republic of Sardinia (, ProgReS) is a separatist political party in Sardinia, founded in January 2011 following an acrimonious split from Independence Republic of Sardinia (iRS). The party's current secretary is Gianluca Collu, while Carla Carcangiu and Sebastian Madau serve as presidents. In January 2011, after a struggle with Gavino Sale, president of iRS, the iRS faction led by former leader Ornella Demuru, including iRS founding members Frantziscu