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Diaschilo

Ancient name
Daskyleion, Daskyleion (sort of)
Modern name
Eskel Limani
Modern country
Turkey
Diaschilo corresponds to ancient Daskyleion, on the south short of the Sea of Marmara; while there are a number of ancient sites in this area identified with that name, the evidence of contemporary nautical charts confirms that medieval Diaschilo corresponds to a coastal town on the Sea of Marmara (now Eskal Limani, Turkey). Campbell #1339.
Coordinates
40.37, 28.68
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364271

The toponym Diaschilo appears in La Sfera in the following places:

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Map of the location P053

Variant spellings of Diaschilo in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
D[...] Par2
dascha Fn3
dasolo Ricc15
dias[...]lo Par1
diasc[hilo] Pal6
diaschelo Ricc17
Diaschil[...] BL02
Diaschila He1
Diaschilla Par4
diaschilla Tre
diaschillo Chig2, Marc1, Med2, NYPL3, Ricc12, Urb1
diaschilo Barb3, Barb4, Borg, Con1, Con4, Cs1, Fn6, Fn9, He2, Laur3, Laur5, ME2, Magl2, NB, NYPL2, New, Pad1, Pal5, Pal8, Parm2, Per2, Pnc5, Ricc11, Ricc13, Ricc8, Ro2, Spe
Diaschilo BL01, Clas2, Cors2, Morg, Ricc14, Ricc6
diaschlito Fn8
diascholo Ricc9
diaschuli He3
Diascillo Vat3
diascilo Bal
diascolo Med1
Diascolo Luc2
diassalo Fo
diastilo Yale4
Dioschilo Cap1
dioschilo Marc2
vastido Fn12
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Diaschilo.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/diaschilo/.