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Aveo

Ancient name
Abydos
Modern country
Turkey
Ancient Abydos was founded in the 7th century BCE at the narrowest point in the strait of the Dardanelles; it served as one of the main crossing points between Europe and Asia until the site's abandonment in the early 14th century due to regional instability. Campbell #1357; Georgios Leveniotis, Abydos of Hellespont and Its Region (2017).
Coordinates
40.2, 26.41

The toponym Aveo appears in La Sfera in the following places:

04.30.01

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Map of the location P162

Variant spellings of Aveo in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
A[...] Par2
a[n]co Ricc15
Anco Cap1, Marc2, Ricc17, Yale4
aucho Laur5
Auro Clas2, Parm2
auro He3, Pal8, Per2, Pnc5, Ricc15, Ricc8
av[...] Par1
Aveo Clas2, Fn9, Luc2, Med1, Yale4
aveo Bal, Fo, He2, Magl2, Marc1, NB, Pal8, Parm2, Ricc8
avero ME2
avro Laur3, Marc1
tauro ME2, Pad1
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Aveo.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/aveo/.