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Carbania (island)

a Pleiades place resource

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An island in the Tyrrhenian Sea mentioned by Pomponius Mela that is now unlocated. C. Hülsen suggested that this could be the same as the unlocated island "Barpana" mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his Natural History.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/298822601

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Carbania (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)

Carbania (island) makes connections with:

Uncertain: Carbania (island) same as Barpana (island) (unspecified date range)
Carbania (island) located in Tyrrhenum/Inferum Mare (unspecified date range)

Carbania (island) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated, island

References:

Evidence:

Mela (Ranstrand: PHI) 2.122.2

See Further:

RE Carbania (C. Hülsen)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Carbania (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/298822601> [accessed: 13 June 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/298822601 |title=Places: 298822601 (Carbania (island)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=June 13, 2026 4:52 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Carbania (island)