Facesse
- Ancient name
- Taparura
- Modern name
- Sfax
- Modern country
- Tunisia
- Coordinates
- 34.74, 10.76
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364339
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.
The toponym Facesse appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P126
Variant spellings of Facesse in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| afaces | ME2, Pad1 |
| faccesse | Pal8 |
| facciesse | Pal5 |
| faceisse | Urb1 |
| faces | Laur5, Marc1 |
| facese | Par1, Pnc3 |
| facesse | Bal, Barb3, Barb4, Borg, Chig1, Con1, Con4, Fn9, He2, He3, NB, New, Pal6, Ricc8, Spe |
| Facesse | BL01, BL02, Cap1, Luc2, Med1, Morg, NYPL2, Pnc4 |
| fAcesse | Ricc9 |
| fachse | He1, Par4 |
| facies | Fn8 |
| faciesa | Marc2 |
| faciessa | Ricc15 |
| faciesse | Fn6, Laur3, Med2, NYPL3, Ricc11, Ricc13, Ro2, Yale4 |
| Faciesse | Cors2, Parm2 |
| Facisset | Con3 |
| fanesse | Per2 |
| farnesa | Fn12 |
| Fates | Ricc17 |
| fatesse | Ricc12 |
| ffachse | Tre |
| fra[...] | Chig2 |
| G[...]sse | Ricc14 |
| sacia | Fn3 |
| sacier [?] | Magl4 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Facesse.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/facesse/.