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Risso

Ancient name
Rhyzius
Modern name
Rize
Modern country
Turkey
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.
Coordinates
41.02, 40.52
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364181
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, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/risso/.