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Tripoli Vecchio

Ancient name
Sabratha
Modern name
Sabratha
Modern country
Libya
Tripoli Vecchio, which only appears on a few Sfera maps, was a medieval Italian name for the site that was formerly Roman Sabratha, about 50 kilometers west of Tripoli, Libya (cf. Montali 2013). Campbell #1653.
Coordinates
32.8, 12.48
World Historical Gazetteer
https://whgazetteer.org/places/portal/8364137
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M121

Variant spellings of Tripoli Vecchio in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
tripoli Magl4
tripoli li vio [?] Par1
tripoli veio Med2, Ricc11
tripoli vero Ricc13, Ro2
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Tripoli Vecchio.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/tripoli-vecchio/.