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Sicily

Ancient name
Sicilia
Modern name
Sicily
Modern country
Italy
Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, was controlled in the later Middle Ages by the Aragonese, who had claimed it in 1282 during the War of the Sicilian Vespers and finally incorporated it into the Crown of Aragon in 1409. Its city of Messina was a major port. See also Sardinia, Mallorca.
Coordinates
37.54, 14.09

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

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Map of the location P127

Variant spellings of Sicily in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
Cecilia Parm2
ci[...]lia NB
cicilia Bal, He2, He3, Laur5, Pal8, Ricc15, Ricc8
Cicilia Fn9, Pad1, Ricc17, Yale4
cicillia ME2
Sici[...] Ricc1
Sicilia Cap1, Clas2, Luc2, Magl2, Marc2, Med1, Pnc5
sicilia Marc1
SICILIA Laur3, Per2
SICILIA ISOLA Wie1
Sicilia ysola MB
terra ME2
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Sicily.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/sicily/.