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Simisso

Ancient name
Amisos
Modern name
Samsun
Modern country
Turkey
Simisso is a port on the southern shore of the Black Sea, between Sinope and Vatiza. It was briefly a Genoese colony in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, but was definitely conquered by the Ottomans in 1420. Campbell #1277; Gordeev 79–80.
Coordinates
41.29, 36.33

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

04.31.08 04.33.07

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Map of the location P129

Variant spellings of Simisso in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
Samisoe Ashb7
Simiso Fo
simiso ME2, Pal8
SIMISO Wie1
Simiso[...] Ricc17
Simisoe Ashb7, Cap1, Marc2
SimiSoe Ashb7
simisoe Marc1, Yale4
Simisso Laur3, Magl2, NB, Par2, Pnc5, Ricc15
simisso Fn9, He3, Pad1, Per2, Ricc1, Ricc8
Simissoe Luc2, Parm2
simissoe Bal, Laur5
Simisto Clas2
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Simisso.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/simisso/.