- Stratonis Insula
Stratonis Insula was an island in the
Gulf of Aden or theRed Sea between the harbor Elaea and the harbor Saba. (Strabo xvi. 8; Plin. vi. 29. s. 34.) There are numerous islands in the southern Red Sea and at its juncture with the Gulf of Aden – it has not been possible to pinpoint which of them corresponds to Stratonis.References
* Smith, William (editor); "
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography ", [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0064;layout=;query=id%3D%2312506;loc=stratoniceia-geo "Stratonis Insula"] ,London , (1854)
* [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Strabo/16D*.html Strabo's discussion of the matter]
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