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Nesoulion/Asteria (island) — by S. Mitchell — last modified Dec 18, 2021 12:02 AM

The modern Boğsak Islet in Turkey's Mersin Province.

Noumenion/Hiera et Cepia? (islands) — by D. Rupp — last modified Sep 11, 2022 02:47 PM

Rocky islands described as being 25 stades from Paphos, Cyprus.

Ogyris (island) — by M. Roaf — last modified Aug 15, 2023 05:51 PM

An island in the Persian Gulf. Its modern location cannot be determined today.

Olunta/Sollentia (island) — by M. Šašel Kos — last modified Jul 04, 2022 04:27 PM

Ancient sources use the names Olunta and Sollentia variously for the Adriatic island now known as Šolta (Croatia).

Organa/Turgana (island) — by M. Roaf — last modified Jan 02, 2023 07:36 PM

An island located near the Strait of Hormuz. Some sources suggest that Organa be equated with Lārak island, while others suggest Hormuz island.

Palaia Kameni — by C. Foss — last modified Aug 31, 2022 07:57 AM

A small island in the Thira/Santorini caldera. Probably to be associated with Thia, attested in ancient sources.

Panaghia — by E.N. Borza — last modified Aug 22, 2023 12:17 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 51 D3 Panaghia

Pantelleria (island) — by R.J.A. Wilson — last modified Sep 29, 2019 11:56 AM

An island in the Strait of Sicily with human occupation dating back at least 35,000 years, Pantelleria has evidence for Bronze Age, Punic, Roman, Medieval, and modern phases. The Romans first acquired the island in 255 B.C. They called it Cossyra.

Peparethus (island) — by J. Fossey — last modified Mar 12, 2024 09:23 AM

An island of the western Aegean Sea (modern Skopelos).

Phanagor(e)ia — by David Braund — last modified Jun 16, 2023 12:01 PM

A colony founded by Teos on the Gulf of Taman ca. 540 BC.

Phanagor(e)ia (island) — by David Braund — last modified Sep 04, 2022 09:44 PM

The northwest portion of the Taman' peninsula, which is the modern landmass on the Straits of Kerch' opposite modern Kerch' and the eastern Crimea. Modern geophysical study and ancient testimony indicate that this peninsula was an island in antiquity.

Pharus (island) — by M. Šašel Kos — last modified Feb 05, 2024 11:08 AM

Pharus Ins. (Hvar, Croatia) is an island in the Adriatic Sea. The island has evidence of human occupation beginning in the Neolithic period. Greek settlers occupied the island ca. 390 BCE.

Philae — by T. Wilfong — last modified Dec 16, 2023 05:36 PM

An ancient island located just above the First cataract of the Nile River that was flooded by the construction of the Aswan High Dam. The island was home to a multi-period temple complex, which was moved to the nearby island of Agilkia and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the 1970s.

Phintonis (island) — by S.L. Dyson — last modified Dec 15, 2023 05:37 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 48 B1 Phintonis Ins.

Pityoussa/Petrossa? (island) — by S. Mitchell — last modified Oct 02, 2023 05:18 PM

Modern Dana Adası, located in the Taşucu Gulf off modern Turkey's southern coast (ancient Rough Cilicia), was the site of ancient and medieval settlement and trade.

Planasia (island) — by W.V. Harris — last modified Jul 27, 2020 11:18 AM

Planasia (modern Pianosa) is an island of the Tuscan archipelago to which Agrippa Postumus was exiled by Augustus in A.D. 6 or 7.

Planasia/Lerina (island) — by S. Loseby — last modified Jul 06, 2023 07:58 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 16 D2 Planasia/Lerina Ins.

Plateia? (island) — by D.J. Mattingly — last modified Oct 11, 2022 02:41 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 38 E1 Plateia? Ins.

Prochyta (island) — by N. Purcell — last modified Nov 20, 2019 10:29 PM

Procida is one of the Flegrean Islands located between Cape Miseno and the island of Ischia.

Proconnesus (island) — by C. Foss — last modified Feb 25, 2023 04:04 PM

An island in the Sea of Marmara known especially for its high quality, fine-grained marble dubbed Proconnesian marble.