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Aedonia (island) — by D.J. Mattingly — last modified Sep 04, 2022 12:04 PM

An island lying off the coast of Libya.

Aegina (island) — by J.S. Traill — last modified Feb 25, 2024 04:44 PM

An island in the Saronic gulf that is surrounded by Attica, Megaris, and Epidaurus.

Aigousa (island) — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Aug 09, 2020 11:42 AM

Aigousa Ins. - meaning 'goat island' - is an island west of Sicily that was the scene of a major naval engagement of the First Punic War.

Akra (island) — by T.W. Potter — last modified Sep 23, 2023 02:22 PM

The Île de Rachgoun is a coastal island of Algeria.

Asteria (island) — by W.M. Murray — last modified Sep 13, 2022 09:11 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 54 C5 Asteria Ins.

Bates’ (island) — by D.J. Mattingly — last modified Sep 08, 2022 06:56 PM

An island located in the East Lagoon of modern Marsa Matruh, Libya (ancient Paraetonium). Excavations on the island revealed evidence for a small shelter and/or revictualing station for ships' crews engaged in coastal trade during the late Bronze Age: a modest walled shelter as well as Minoan, Mycenaean, Cypriot, Canaanite, and Egyptian pottery. There is some minor archaeological evidence for subsequent periods, especially from the 8th century onward, but these are insufficient to gauge what sort of use(s) the island may have been put to during the pre-Roman and Roman periods (when Paraetonium occupied the entire southern shoreline of the lagoon.

Borysthenes (island) — by David Braund — last modified Mar 19, 2017 11:50 AM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 23 E2 Borysthenes Ins.

Cephallania (island) — by W.M. Murray — last modified Feb 05, 2025 12:54 PM

The largest of the Ionian islands.

Corcyra (island) — by W.M. Murray — last modified Feb 05, 2024 03:21 PM

An island located in the Ionian Sea. Modern-day Corfu, Greece.

Creta (island) — by J. Bennet — last modified Feb 08, 2024 08:02 PM

The island of Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

Delos (island) — by C. Foss — last modified Feb 09, 2025 12:09 PM

The Aegean island of Delos, part of the Cyclades island group.

E-kara/Icarus (island) — by A. Hausleiter — last modified Feb 18, 2025 10:46 PM

Failaka Island in the Persian Gulf.

Ebusus (island) — by P.O. Spann — last modified Sep 23, 2024 12:46 PM

Ebusus Ins. (modern Ibiza) is an island in the western Mediterranean Sea.

Euboia — by W.M. Murray — last modified Jan 12, 2020 08:25 PM

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

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.

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.

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).

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.