Scombraria (island)

natural · 330 BC – 2099 AD

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.

Coordinates

37.55933, -0.96924

Also known as

Hercules, Scombraria (grc), Σκομβραρία (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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