Larosa / Linosa
- Modern name
- Yılancık Adası
- Modern country
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 36.77, 28.44
Larosa or La Rosa is a site along the coast of Asia Minor between Macri and Messi. It is one of a group that appears only on a single Sfera map (Ashb7) with an unusual amount of detail along this coast. Campbell #1421; Gastgeber 5.10.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M162
Variant spellings of Larosa / Linosa in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| laroxa | Ashb7 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Larosa / Linosa.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/larosa-linosa/.