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Facesse

Ancient name
Taparura
Modern name
Sfax
Modern country
Tunisia
Facesse is now Sfax, Tunisia's second-largest city. A major port, it was beiseged and occupied by Roger II of Sicily in the 12th century. Campbell #1670.
Coordinates
34.74, 10.76

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

04.10.01

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Map of the location P126

Variant spellings of Facesse in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
afaces ME2, Pad1
faccesse Pal8
faces Laur5, Marc1
facese Par1
Facesse Cap1, Luc2, Med1
facesse Bal, Fn9, He2, He3, NB, Ricc8
faciesa Marc2
faciessa Ricc15
Faciesse Parm2
faciesse Laur3, Yale4
fanesse Per2
Fates Ricc17
sacier [?] Magl4
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Facesse.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/facesse/.