Moncastro
- Ancient name
- Tyras
- Modern name
- Belgorod-Dnestrovskiy (Akkerman)
- Modern country
- Ukraine
- Coordinates
- 46.18, 30.35
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364171
Moncastro, also known in this period as Akkerman, was a port between Erexe and Falconaria, a major port and fortress for the Principality of Moldova (est. 1391). 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 #1111; Gordeev 287–90.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M165
Variant spellings of Moncastro in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| mocastro | Ashb7 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Moncastro.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/moncastro/.