Risso
- Ancient name
- Rhyzius
- Modern name
- Rize
- Modern country
- Turkey
- Coordinates
- 41.02, 40.52
A site along the eastern Black Sea coast between Trebizond and Lovati (Campbell #1247; Gordeev 120). It is one of a group that appears only on a single Sfera map (Ashb7) with an unusual amount of detail in this area.
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M177
Variant spellings of Risso in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| riso | Ashb7 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Risso.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/risso/.