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Falconaria

Modern name
Shahany, Odessa
Modern country
Romania/Ukraine
Falconaria was a site between Moncastro and Varna. It is one of a group of sites along the northern and western coast of the Black Sea that appear in only a single Sfera manuscript (Ashb7). Campbell #1109; Gordeev 302.
Coordinates
45.7, 29.87
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M157

Variant spellings of Falconaria in Sfera manuscripts

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