Hiera (Hephaistou) (island)

natural · 550 BC – 2100 AD

One of the Aeolian Islands utilized in antiquity mostly for its natural resources. Ancient Romans exploited resources including wood, alum, and sulfur.

Coordinates

38.40420, 14.96580

Also known as

Hiera (la), Hiera (la), Hiera Hephaistou, Hieronesos, Ins. Vvlcani (la), Insula Vulcani (la), Therasia (la), Therasia (la), Vulcania, Vulcano (it), Vulcano (it)

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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