Capulia
- Ancient name
- Caput Vada
- Modern name
- Ras Kaboudia
- Modern country
- Tunisia
- Coordinates
- 35.23, 11.16
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364252
Capulia may refer either to the headland of Ras Kaboudia, south of Mahdia on the Tunisian coast, or to the town of Chebba situated in its lee. Chebba was founded by Justinian in the 6th century after defeating the Vandals, and was originally called Justinianopolis. Campbell #1672.
The toponym Capulia appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P034
Variant spellings of Capulia in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| capiolia | Urb1 |
| capuleo | Fn12 |
| capulia | Barb3, Borg, Chig2, Con4, Cs1, He3, Laur3, Magl2, Marc2, Med2, NB, New, Pnc3, Pnc5, Ricc11, Ricc12, Ricc13, Ricc8, Ro2, Spe |
| Capulia | BL01, BL02, Barb4, Cap1, Chig1, Clas2, Con1, Con3, Cors2, Fn6, Fn9, Fo, He2, Luc2, Med1, Morg, NYPL2, Pal5, Parm2, Per2, Pnc4, Ricc14, Ricc17, Ricc6, Vat3 |
| CApuliA | Ricc9 |
| chapulea | Ashb3 |
| chapuleo | Ricc15 |
| chapulia | Bal, Fn3, Fn8, Laur5, ME2, Magl4, Marc1, Med3, NYPL3, Pad1, Pal6, Pal8, Par1, Wie1, Yale4 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Capulia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/capulia/.