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Akila/Okelis — by D.T. Potts — last modified Apr 13, 2024 12:05 PM

A coastal station or anchorage and associated settlement that scholars identify with the modern Khawr/Khor Ghurayrah on Yemen's Ra’s Shaykh Sa‘īd headland in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. This small bay is almost closed by sand and coral reefs today. The precise location of the ancient settlement is not known.

Ambracius Sinus — by W.M. Murray — last modified Sep 25, 2024 10:17 AM

Ambracius Sinus (Ambracian Gulf)

Kaloi Limenes — by J. Bennet — last modified Feb 05, 2024 11:46 AM

An embayment of the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coastline of Crete, some 7 km east of Cape Lithinon, 2 km west of Lasaia, and 10 km west of Lebena. The location is noted for the visit of the Christian apostle St. Paul in ca. 47 CE.

Limen to Kaisareiou — by Gabriel Mckee — last modified Feb 01, 2025 11:19 PM

A harbor constructed in Constantinople during the reign of Theodosius I; thirty-seven Byzantine-era shipwrecks have been excavated from the harbor site.

Panormos — by J.J. Wilkes — last modified Apr 15, 2024 06:44 PM

An ancient coastal station and port (limen) mentioned by Ptolemy, this Panormos is tentatively identified by modern scholars as having been located on the modern Albanian Bay of Palermo