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Palolimen

Ancient name
Kalolimnos
Modern name
Imrali, Gemlik
Modern country
Turkey
Palolimen is a port in the Sea of Marmara between Diaschilo and Nicomedia, southwest of modern Gemlik, Turkey. Due no doubt to the similarity of their names, some Sfera manuscriupts get Palolimen confused with Palopolis, on the south Turkish coast. Campbell #1334.
Coordinates
40.54, 28.54
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M086

Variant spellings of Palolimen in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
alolime[n] NYPL3
alolimen Pal8
Paladimen Ricc13
Palalimen Fn8
paldimen Med2
palo Fn3
palol[...] Laur5
Palolemine Marc2
palolenen Bal
Palolim[...] BL02
Palolim[en] Clas2
palolimcon Ricc15
palolime Fn9
palolime[n] Par1
palolimem Morg
Palolimem Ricc14
PaloLimem Vat3
palolimen He2, He3, Laur3, Magl2, Marc1, NB, Parm2, Per2, Pnc5, Ricc17, Ricc8, Yale4
Palolimen Cap1
palolimeni Fo
palololunicom Fn12
palopoli Tre
Palopoli He1
Phalalimen Ricc6
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Palolimen.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/palolimen/.