Palolimen
- Ancient name
- Kalolimnos
- Modern name
- Gemlik, Imrali
- Modern country
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 40.54, 28.54
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.
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, Ricc12 |
| paldimen | Med2 |
| palo | Fn3 |
| palol[...] | Laur5 |
| Palolemine | Marc2 |
| palolenen | Bal |
| Palolim[en] | Clas2 |
| palolimcon | Ricc15 |
| palolime | Fn9 |
| palolime[n] | Par1 |
| palolimem | Morg |
| palolimen | Con1, Con4, Cs1, Fn6, He2, He3, Laur3, Magl2, Marc1, NB, NYPL2, Pal5, Parm2, Per2, Pnc5, Ricc17, Ricc8, Yale4 |
| Palolimen | Cap1, Cors2 |
| palolimeni | Fo |
| palololunicom | Fn12 |
| palopoli | Tre |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Palolimen.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, May 3, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/palolimen/.