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Titelis

Ancient name
Rusucurru
Modern name
Dellys
Modern country
Algeria
Titelis—now Dellys, Algeria—was a port along the north African coast about halfway between Algiers and Bugia. It was sacked by Aragonese forces as part of the Bona Crusade in 1398. Campbell #1731.
Coordinates
36.91, 3.91
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M105

Variant spellings of Titelis in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
ritelis Fn12
Teelis Fo
tirtalis Marc1
tirtelis Ricc9
titales Pal6
Titalis Cap1, Marc2, Ricc17
titalis Fn6
titeles Fn9
Titelis Clas2, MB, Parm2
titelis Bal, He2, He3, Laur3, Laur5, Magl2, Magl4, NB, Pad1, Pal8, Per2, Pnc5, Ricc15, Ricc8, Yale4
TITELIS Wie1
tities [?] Ricc1
titolis ME2
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Titelis.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/titelis/.