Cavo Pisello
- Ancient name
- Psilis
- Modern name
- Zonguldak, Şile
- Modern country
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 41.18, 29.61
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364179
Cavo Pisello is a cape on the southern shore of the Black Sea between Pontarachia and Samastro. It appears in only a single Sfera manuscript (Ashb7). Campbell #1302; Gordeev 41.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M175
Variant spellings of Cavo Pisello in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| pizello | Ashb7 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Cavo Pisello.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/cavo-pisello/.