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Chalcedonia

Ancient name
Chalcedon
Modern name
Kadiköy
Modern country
Turkey
Chalcedonia or Chalcedon was a port on the Asian side of the Bosphorus, almost directly opposite Constantinople and just south of Scutari. It appears in only a single Sfera manuscript (Ashb7). Campbell #1319a.
Coordinates
40.98, 29.03
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M155

Variant spellings of Chalcedonia in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
charche/dones Ashb7
charchedones Ashb7
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Chalcedonia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/chalcedonia/.