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Pidea

Modern name
Zaliznyi Port
Modern country
Ukraine
Pidea was a port between Moncastro and the Crimean peninsula. 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 #1130; Gordeev 259–60.
Coordinates
46.13, 32.29
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364178
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M174

Variant spellings of Pidea in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
pidea Ashb7
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Pidea.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/pidea/.