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Schinoussa (island) — by C. Foss — last modified Jun 07, 2018 04:47 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 61 B4 Schinoussa Ins.

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

Scyrus (island) — by J. Fossey — last modified Nov 07, 2023 11:09 AM

The island of Skyros in the Aegean Sea.

Scytala (island) — by S.E. Sidebotham — last modified Apr 12, 2024 02:17 PM

An island in the Red Sea, mentioned by Pliny, that cannot be precisely identified today; however, some modern scholars have conjectured its association with Shadwan island.

Selacosa — by J. McK. Camp II — last modified Feb 14, 2012 08:38 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 58 unlocated Selacosa Ins.

Sena (island) — by P. Galliou — last modified Jun 01, 2022 09:01 PM

Sena Ins. (modern Île de Sein).

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.

Setis (island) — by T. Wilfong — last modified Sep 17, 2022 08:07 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 80 inset Setis Ins.

Shurdhah (modern island) — by Jeffrey Becker — last modified Feb 23, 2019 09:34 AM

An island in northern Albania, created in modern times when surrounding land was flooded by the creation of a reservoir. It is the site of the llyrian settlement of Sarda.

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.

Sidoussa? Ins. — by C. Foss — last modified Apr 17, 2013 05:31 PM

An ancient place, cited: BAtlas 56 D4 Sidoussa? Ins.

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).

Sīnīya Island — by Tom Elliott — last modified Apr 11, 2023 08:42 PM

The largest island in the modern Khawr al-Bayḍā lagoon in the Emirate of Umm al-Quwain. Archaeological surveys conducted between 2012 and 2021 have identified two major and a variety of minor archaeological sites while beginning to establish dates and sequences for human occupation and exploitation of the island.

Sinonia (island) — by N. Purcell — last modified Dec 05, 2024 09:33 PM

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 Dec 03, 2024 12:36 PM

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.

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