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Storia

Ancient name
Astora
Modern name
Stora
Modern country
Algeria
Storia (also Stora or Astora) is now the small town of Stora, on the western end of the Gulf of Stora, close to the modern city of Skikda, Algeria. Campbell #1712.
Coordinates
36.9, 6.88
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M034

Variant spellings of Storia in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
[...]ra Par1
bonastora Magl4
Istora Con3
istora Fn6
istoria Pal5
scora NB
St[ora] Cors2
Stona Wie1
Stora Clas2, Fo, He3, Laur3, Magl2, Parm2
stora Bal, Fn9, He2, Laur5, Marc1, ME2, Pad1, Pal8, Per2, Pnc5, Ricc1, Ricc15, Ricc8, Yale4
storA Ricc9
storia Ricc17
Storia Par3
Strora Marc2
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Storia.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/storia/.