Sevastopol
- Ancient name
- Dioscurias
- Modern name
- Sukhumi
- Modern country
- Georgia
- Coordinates
- 43.01, 40.99
- World Historical Gazetteer
- https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364337
Sevastopol, a Black Sea port now known as Sukhumi (Abkhazia/Georgia), was a major trade nexus and administrative center under the medieval Georgian kings. As with neighboring Pezzonda, the Genoese maintained a major presence there from the late 13th century until 1456; the city was an especially important center for the Black Sea slave trade. Note the distinction between Savasto and Sevastopol. Campbell #1227; Gordeev 159–61.
The toponym Sevastopol appears in La Sfera in the following places:
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Map of the location P124
Variant spellings of Sevastopol in Sfera manuscripts
| Variant | Manuscripts |
|---|---|
| ...topolis | He1 |
| [s]ava[st]opoli | He1 |
| Salu[...]topoli | Ricc14 |
| Salva stropoli | Vat3 |
| Salvastrop[oli] | NYPL2 |
| Salvastropoli | Cap1, Fo, Par2, Pnc4, Ricc17 |
| Samasco | Chig1 |
| Samastropoli | BL02 |
| sammastopoli | NYPL3 |
| sanastopoli | Ricc13 |
| Sanastropoli | Clas2, Cors2, Cs1, Morg |
| sanastropoli | He3, Per2 |
| sarastropoli | Ricc1 |
| Sava stropoli | Vat2 |
| savallpoli | Ro2 |
| savapropoli | Pnc3 |
| Savas/ttopolli | Ashb7 |
| savascropoli | ME2 |
| Savastopoli | BL01, He1, Med2, Par4, Ricc11, Ricc6 |
| savastopoli | Fn6, Fn8, Pal5, Pal8, Par1, Spe, Tre |
| Savastrapoli | Barb4 |
| savastropoli | Bal, Barb3, Borg, Chig1, Chig2, Con1, Fn12, Laur5, Marc1, NB, New, Ricc15, Ricc9, Urb1, Yale4 |
| Savastropoli | Ashb6, Con4, Laur3, MB, Magl2, Marc2, Pad1, Par3, Parm2, Ricc12, Ricc8 |
| SAVASTROPOLI | Ashb3, Med3, Wie1 |
| Savastropolii | Fn9 |
| savestropoli | Pal6 |
| Senastropoli | Pnc5 |
| sovastoli | Med1 |
| Suvastropoli | Luc2 |
- Suggested citation
- Beneš, Carrie. “Sevastopol.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/sevastopol/.