Scombraria (island)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: P.O. Spann Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: P.O. Spann Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Jul 05, 2022 05:37 PM
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History
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.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/266032
37.5593321297, -0.969238213357
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location of modern Isla de Escombreras (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Hercules (330 BC - AD 300)
- Σκομβραρία (Scombraria: Ancient Greek, 330 BC - AD 300)
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island
- Evidence:
- See Further:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 27 E4 Scombraria Ins.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Escombrera Is.
P.O. Spann, R. Warner, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Scombraria (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/266032> [accessed: 21 June 2025]
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