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Gaulos (island) — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Jul 11, 2024 01:23 PM

The island called Gozo in modern times, part of the country of Malta.

Hekatonnesoi (islands) — by C. Foss — last modified Sep 07, 2022 07:31 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 56 D3 Hekatonnesoi Inss.

Helena (island) — by J.S. Traill — last modified Sep 02, 2023 03:00 PM

An Aegean island that parallels the southeast coast of Attica (modern Makronisos).

Hermonassa (island) — by David Braund — last modified Aug 02, 2016 11:01 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 87 L2 Hermonassa Ins.

Hiera (Hephaistou) (island) — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Jun 13, 2024 09:52 PM

One of the Aeolian Islands utilized in antiquity mostly for its natural resources. Ancient Romans exploited resources including wood, alum, and sulfur.

Hybanda (island) — by C. Foss — last modified Apr 19, 2024 11:19 AM

A former island of the Icarian Sea at the location of modern Özbaşı 13.5 km south of Söke.

Imbros (island) — by E.N. Borza — last modified Sep 16, 2023 08:49 PM

The island of Imbros (modern Gökçeada in Turkey) was colonized by Athens in antiquity.

Issa (island) — by M. Šašel Kos — last modified Jun 13, 2021 11:56 AM

An island in the Adriatic, known today as Vis (Croatian) and Lissa (Italian).

Ithaca (island) — by W.M. Murray — last modified Feb 15, 2024 11:22 AM

A rocky, Ionian island located off the west coast of Greece that boasted important natural harbors. By historical Greek times, the island was assumed to be identical with the Ithaca of Homer (i.e., the home of Odysseus) and a hero cult dedicated to him was active there.

Kalaureia (island) — by G. Reger — last modified Nov 20, 2024 03:31 PM

An island near the coast of Troezen in the Peloponnesus, now known as Poros.

Kanope Ins. — by A. Bernand — last modified Sep 02, 2022 11:09 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 74 C2 Kanope Ins.

Karnos (island) — by W.M. Murray — last modified Apr 22, 2022 07:53 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 54 C4 Karnos Ins.

Kimolos (settlement) — by J. Bennet — last modified Mar 24, 2022 10:47 PM

An ancient settlement on the Cycladic island of Kimolos, located at modern Ag. Andreas (now a small island in the western bay of Kimolos).

Klazomenai (later) — by C. Foss — last modified Aug 29, 2023 03:50 PM

A town in Lydia that, according to Pausanias, moved from an initial, mainland site thought by scholars to have been southwest of modern Urla Iskelesi to an island in the Bay of Smyrna (modern Klazümen). This place resource represents the later city; see also "Klazomenai (earlier)."

Korydela (island) — by C. Foss — last modified Sep 04, 2022 04:22 PM

According to a fragment of Favorinus quoted by Stephanus of Byzantium, Korydela was one of two islets that constituted the "Chelidoniai petrai". These "rocks" are thought to be identifiable with the largest two of several islets that lie off modern Cape Gelidonya on the south coast of Anatolia (the modern Beş Adalar = Five Islands). Korydela is identified with the closed of the group to the cape, modern Meşe Adası.

Kos/Cos (island) — by C. Foss — last modified Feb 24, 2024 09:12 PM

A large island in the Aegean Sea, lying off the modern Turkish coast near Bodrum (ancient Halicarnassus).

Lade (island) — by C. Foss — last modified Aug 24, 2024 09:29 PM

Formerly an island northwest of Miletus.

Lesbos (island) — by C. Foss — last modified May 25, 2023 06:11 PM

Lesbos is an island of the northeastern Aegean Sea and was named for the son of Lapithos, the descendant of Deucalion and Helen.

Leucas (island) — by W.M. Murray — last modified Sep 12, 2024 05:25 PM

The ancient Ionian island of Leucas is known today as Lefkada.

Leuke Ins./Achilleos Nesos — by David Braund — last modified Mar 30, 2024 10:55 PM

An island located in the Black Sea to the east of the mouth of the Danube River, approximately 35 km from the coast. In antiquity, the island was thought to be sacred to the Greek hero Achilles. The ancient name "White Island" was derived from the presence of white serpents, according to Dionysius Periegetes.