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Sambracena/Sambrachate — by D.T. Potts — last modified Nov 13, 2022 10:24 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 4 unlocated Sambracena/Sambrachate

Samnitum (island) — by H.S. Sivan — last modified May 18, 2022 10:48 AM

Scholars tentatively associate the ancient name Samnitum with modern Ile de Noirmoutier.

Samos (island) — by C. Foss — last modified Jul 10, 2024 02:36 PM

The island of Samos.

Samothrace (island) — by E.N. Borza — last modified Apr 06, 2024 03:27 PM

Samothrace is an island of the northern Aegean Sea.

Sandalium? (island) — by C. Foss — last modified Jun 18, 2020 05:55 AM

An islet near Lesbos, the modern Garbias.

Sappheirine — by D.T. Potts — last modified Aug 20, 2012 02:15 PM

An ancient island or island group, attested by literary or documentary sources, whose precise location cannot be determined today

Sardinia (island) — by S.L. Dyson — last modified Jun 30, 2023 05:58 PM

The second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea

Sarnos (island) — by E.N. Borza — last modified Jun 16, 2024 08:04 PM

An ancient island or island group, attested by literary or documentary sources, whose precise location cannot be determined today

Scandira (island) — by J. Fossey — last modified Sep 27, 2024 09:44 AM

Scandira Insula, an island of the Sporades. Modern Skantzoura in the Sporades, Thessaly, Greece.

Scombraria (island) — by P.O. Spann — last modified Jul 05, 2022 05:37 PM

Ancient Scombraria has been identified with the modern Isla de Escombreras at the entrance to the bay of Cartagena. Strabo reports that the island's name is derived from the mackerel harvested there that are in turn used to manufacture garum.

Scyllia (island) — by E.N. Borza — last modified Jun 16, 2024 08:11 PM

An ancient island or island group, attested by literary or documentary sources, whose precise location cannot be determined today

Seriphos (island) — by J. Bennet — last modified Jan 31, 2024 01:44 PM

Seriphos is an island of the western Cyclades. The island was settled by the third millennium B.C. The island was a member of the Delian League.

Siata? (island) — by H.S. Sivan — last modified Feb 27, 2024 05:43 PM

Siata? Ins. (modern Houat)

Siccae (islands) — by E.W. Haley — last modified Feb 22, 2016 02:53 PM

Siccae Inss. (the Cíes Islands) an archipelago off the coast of Pontevedra, Spain.

Sicilia (island) — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Sep 18, 2024 10:22 AM

Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and has been the site of human habitation since ca. 8,000 BC. In historical terms Sicily has seen important settlement activity connected to numerous culture groups - Punic, Carthaginian, Greek, Roman, Vandalic, Ostrogothic, Byzantine, Arabic, and Norman.

Sikinos (island) — by J. Bennet — last modified Dec 20, 2023 04:55 PM

A Cycladic island, with evidence for human habitation from the Early Cycladic period onward.

Silumnus (island) — by A.S. Esmonde Cleary — last modified Mar 06, 2024 02:46 PM

Pliny mentions a Silumnus island as one of several "inter Hiberniam ac Britanniam". It is likely to be the same island as that recorded by Ptolemy under the name "Limnos". The Barrington Atlas tentatively associated Silumnus with modern Lambay (Ireland).

Sinonia (island) — by N. Purcell — last modified Mar 24, 2019 11:18 AM

A small island that is part of the Pontine Islands.

Siphnos (island) — by J. Bennet — last modified Jul 12, 2024 12:27 PM

The island of Siphnos has been inhabited since the Neolithic period and was a major center of Cycladic civilization.

Sirenes/Seirenoussai (islands) — by N. Purcell — last modified Jul 09, 2024 09:28 AM

Sirenes/Seirenoussai Inss. (modern Le Sirenuse or Li Galli) is an archipelago off the Amalfi Coast of Italy. In Greek mythology, the islands were home to the Sirens who tempted sailors, including Odysseus.