2 moments

1. Departure from Mytilene into exile

   0600-01-01 BC · Mytilene, Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece

   

   An ancient chronological tradition places Sappho's departure from Mytilene in an exile voyage to Sicily, probably amid elite political conflict on Lesbos. The Parian Marble's precise date is lost; modern reconstructions place the event between 604 and 595 BC. “600 BC” is an approximate rendered date.

2. Exile in Sicily

   0600-01-01 BC · Sicily, Italy

   

   The Parian Chronicle records Sappho going into exile in Sicily, the only ancient source for this episode according to the modern overview. The source does not identify a Sicilian settlement; coordinates are a representative point for Sicily. The date is approximate within the source's 604–595 BC interval.