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Bisancia

Ancient name
Byzantium
Modern name
Istanbul
Modern country
Greece
Coordinates
41.01, 28.97
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M154

Variant spellings of Bisancia in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
bisa[n]cia Ashb7
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Bisancia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/bisancia/.