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Candia

Ancient name
Herakleion
Modern name
Heraklion, Crete
Modern country
Greece
Candia, now Heraklion, was the capital of the Venetian Kingdom of Candia (Crete) in the 15th century.
Coordinates
35.33, 25.13
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M059

Variant spellings of Candia in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
candia Bos
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Candia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/candia/.