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Larosa / Linosa

Modern name
Yılancık Adası
Modern country
Turkey
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.
Coordinates
36.77, 28.44
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/.