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Palopolis

Modern name
Sipahili
Modern country
Turkey
A port along the southern coast of Asia Minor between Curco and Antiochetta. Due no doubt to the similarity of their names, some Sfera manuscriupts get Palopolis confused with Palolimen, in the Sea of Marmara. Campbell #1461.
Coordinates
36.16, 33.46

The toponym Palopolis appears in La Sfera in the following places:

04.21.07

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Map of the location P105

Variant spellings of Palopolis in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
alopoli Magl4
pallopoli Pad1
Pallopoli Par2
palop[o]lli Ashb7
palopol[...] Par1
palopoli Ashb7, Fo, He2, Laur3, Magl2, Marc1, ME2, NB, Per2, Pnc5, Ricc1, Ricc15, Ricc8, Wie1
Palopoli Fn9, Parm2
palopolli Ashb7
palopolo Pal8
Polopoli Clas2
polopoli Bal, Laur5, Yale4
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Palopolis.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/palopolis/.