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Ancient port mentioned by ancient author(s)
Ancient port mentioned by modern author(s) only
Potential ancient harbour, from a nautical point of view
| NB | Ancient name | Modern name |
| 1111 | port of Traiectus | near Faro Superiore |
| 1112 | Zancle, Zankle, Messana, Messene, Homer’s Port Creux (Hollow port) where Odysseus possibly had a stopover on the isle of Trinacria? | Messina, NE cape |
| 1113 | Roman villa at Pistunina | |
| 1114 | Phoinix, Tamaricii, Palmae | Santa Teresa di Riva |
| 1115 | Quarry at Letojanni | |
| 1116 | Tauromenium | Taormina |
| 1117 | Naxos, Naxus | Giardini-Naxos |
| 1118 | Archaic Naxos | Giardini-Naxos |
| 1119 | Acium | Capo Molini |
| 1120 | Reefs of the Cyclopes, Odysseus’ port of the Cyclops? Some consider the Etna is the one-eyed Cyclops | Islets of Faraglioni, in front of Aci Tressa (Cuisenier mentions this site with two other possible sites: Marettimo and Nisida, the latter clearly providing the best shelter as described by Homer) |
| 1121 | Roman fort at Castello di Aci | |
| 1122 | Ulixis portus, Port of Odysseus | Ognina |
| 1123 | Catina | Probably Piazza del Duomo, Catania, ancient port now under lava |
| 1124 | Punta Castelluccio | |
| 1125 | Trotilon, Trotilum | Brucoli |
| 1126 | Megara Hyblaea, Port Xiphon, port of Leontinoi? | Banchinamento Orsi, in Augusta harbour |
| 1127 | Tapsus, Thapsus | peninsula of Magnisi |
| 1128 | Leon | near Casa Targia |
| 1129 | Trogili, Trogilos | near a tower called Geleagre, at Syracuse, Santa Panagia |
| 1130 | Syracuse, Syrakus, « Small Port », Lakkios, Achradina | Porto Lachio, near Via Diaz at Syracuse |
| 1131 | Syracuse, Port of Arethuse on the isle of Ortygia | Port of Arethuse, on Via Vittorio Veneto, on the isle of Ortigia |
| 1132 | Syracuse, « Large Port », on the isle of Sikelia, Sicania, Trinacria | Siracusa, ancient port possibly near Corso Umberto I, and/or at present Porto Grande on Foro Vittorio Emanuele II, on Ortigia |
| 1133 | Syracuse, Port of Olympia, near the outlet of R Anapus? | near the outlet of R Ciane? |
| 1134 | Quarry at Punta delle Mola, Massoliveri | |
| 1135 | Quarry at Punta Asparano | |
| 1136 | Ognina island | |
| 1137 | Daskoni, Daskone, Dascon? | Ognina |
| 1138 | Portus Naustathamus? | Fontane Bianche, port of Cassibile |
| 1139 | Roman villa at Borgelluzzo | |
| 1140 | Helorus, Elorus | Eloro, on R Tellaro near Noto |
| 1141 | Phoenicus portus | Torre Vendicari |
| 1142 | Cittadella | |
| 1143 | Portus Pachyni, Pachyno, Apollineum | Portopalo di Capo Passero South of Sicily |
| 1144 | Odysseae portus | near Granelli |
| 1145 | Hereum, Cymbe | Punta Religione, near Marina di Modica |
| 1146 | Masseria Maestro | |
| 1147 | Caucana portus | Punta Secca and Fontana Nuova |
| 1148 | Kamarina | Camarina |
| 1149 | Mesopotamium | Berdia Vecchia |
| 1150 | Piano Rizzuto | |
| 1151 | Calvisiana | near Gela |
| 1152 | Gela | |
| 1153 | Chalae? | Caricatore |
| 1154 | Montelungo | |
| 1155 | Port of Maktorion, Mactorium? | Torre di Manfria |
| 1156 | Phintias | Licata |
| 1157 | Ecnomus, Eknomos Prom. | Cape Balatazze, on Monte Sole |
| 1158 | Pizzo Caduta | |
| 1159 | port of Daedalium, Dedalium, Omphale | Rocca San Nicola |
| 1160 | Spiaggia di Malerba: port of Castellazzo di Palma di Montechiaro and Narasette? | |
| 1161 | Castello di Palma di Montechiaro | |
| 1162 | Quarry at Monte Grande | |
| 1163 | Agrakas, Akragas, Agrigentum | Agrigento |
| 1164 | Roman villa at Punta Piccola | |
| 1165 | Durrueli di Realmonte | |
| 1166 | Heraclea Minoa | Eraclea Minoa |
| 1167 | Borgo Bonsignore | |
| 1168 | Thermae Selinuntinae, Aquae Larodes | Sciacca |
| 1169 | Selinus, Selinunt, Selinonte East port | Selinonte |
| 1170 | Selinus, Selinunt, Selinonte West port | Selinonte |
| 1171 | Mazara | Mazara del Vallo |
| 1172 | Lilybaion, Lilybee South port? | Porto delle Tartane, Palude di Margitello, near modern port at Marsala |
| 1173 | Lilybaion, Lilybee Main port | Cape Boeo, at Marsala |
| 1174 | Lilybaion, Lilybee North port? | Punta Alga, at Marsala |
| 1175 | Isola Grande, Lehmann mentions a mole at the southern tip of this island, not ancient? | |
| 1176 | Motye, Motya | Mozia, on the isle of San Pantaleo, a causeway connects the island to the continent, but the 52×37 m basin was probably not a busy port |
| 1177 | Aigousa insula Odysseus’ port of the Cyclops? | Favignana, on the isle of Favignana, the largest of the Egadi islands (Cuisenier mentions this site with two other possible sites: Faraglioni and Nisida, the latter clearly providing the best shelter as described by Homer) |
| 1178 | Aigousa insula | La Collina Torretta-Navetta, on the isle of Favignana |
| 1179 | Maritima, Hieronesos, Hiera insula | Marettimo, on the isle of Marettimo, furthest of the Egadi islands |
| 1180 | Bucinna, Phorbantia insula | Grotta del Genovese, on the isle of Levanzo |
| 1181 | Drepanum, Drepane | Trapani |
| 1182 | Port of Erix, Eryx, Erice | Porto di Bonagia? |
| 1183 | Grotta dell’Uzzo | |
| 1184 | Emporion Segestanon | Castellammare del Golfo |
| 1185 | Os, Osteodes | Cala Santa Maria, on the island di Ustica |
| 1186 | Spalmatore, on the island di Ustica | |
| 1187 | Faraglioni, on the island di Ustica | |
| 1188 | Port of Hyccara, Hykkara? | Roman villa at San Nicolo, near Carini |
| 1189 | Panhormus, Panorme | Palermo, Roman naval base |
| 1190 | Solus, port of Solonte | Solanto-Porticello |
| 1191 | Thermai, Thermae Himeraeae | Termini Imerese |
| 1192 | Roman villa at Canne Masche | |
| 1193 | Himera, Himere | at the outlet of R Grande, East of Termini |
| 1194 | Roman villa at Settefrati, near Mazzaforno | |
| 1195 | Cephaloedium, Cephalidium | Cefalu |
| 1196 | Halaesa | Castel di Tusa |
| 1197 | Kale Akte, Calate | Marina di Caronia |
| 1198 | Quarry at San Marco d’Alunzio | |
| 1199 | Agathyrnum | Capo d’Orlando |
| 1200 | Roman villa at Bagnoli di San Gregorio | |
| 1201 | Roman villa at Patti Marina | |
| 1202 | Egira, Erikodes, Ericusa Insula | Isle of Alicudi |
| 1203 | Celsina, Phoenicusa, Phoinikoussa insula | Isle of Filicudi |
| 1204 | Didyma insula | Isle of Salina |
| 1205 | Lipara on Liparos insula | Porto Pignataro & Sottomonastero, on the isle of Lipari |
| 1206 | Heraclea, Hiera Thermessa insula | Porto Vulcano, on the isle of Vulcano |
| 1207 | Aegina, Euonymus insula | Caletta dei Zimmeri, South of the isle of Panarea |
| 1208 | Heracleotes insula | Isle of Basiluzzo, fish pond |
| 1209 | Strongilos, Eolie, possibly Odysseus’ stopover on the isle of Aeolos | beach of San Vincenzo, on the isle of Stromboli |
| 1210 | Tyndaris | Tindari |
| 1211 | Roman villa at San Biagio | |
| 1212 | Myle, Mylae | Milazzo |
| 1213 | Naulochos, Naulocha | near Venetico Marina |
| 1214 | Malta, Isle of Melite, Isle of Gaulos, Isle of Cercine | Isles of Malta, Gozo and Comino |
| 1215 | Mellieha bay | |
| 1216 | San Pawl, Saint Paul’s bay | |
| 1217 | Roman villa of San Pawl Milqi, near Burmarrad, near Salina bay | |
| 1218 | Saint George’s bay | |
| 1219 | San Giljan, Spinola bay | |
| 1220 | Manoel island, Gzira creek | |
| 1221 | Marsamxett, Msida creek | |
| 1222 | Marsa | Kortin hill at Marsa, Ta’Cejlu, Malta’s main ancient harbour |
| 1223 | Grand Harbour, French creek | |
| 1224 | Grand Harbour, Dockyard creek | |
| 1225 | Marsaskala | |
| 1226 | Marsaxlokk | |
| 1227 | Birzebbuga and Ghar Dalam cave, Saint George’s bay | |
| 1228 | Birzebbuga, Pretty bay | |
| 1229 | Ras ir Raheb | |
| 1230 | Ghajn Tuffieha and Golden bay | |
| 1231 | Blue Lagoon, on the isle of Comino | |
| 1232 | Ciefesta Hephaesta? | Santa Marija bay, on the isle of Comino |
| 1233 | Mgarr, on the isle of Gozo | |
| 1234 | Roman villa at Ramla bay, on the isle of Gozo | |
| 1235 | Possible stopover of Odysseus on Calypso’s isle of Ogygia | Marsalforn, on the isle of Gozo |
| 1236 | Azure Window at Dwejra inland sea, near neolithic cave, on the isle of Gozo | |
| 1237 | Xlendi, on the isle of Gozo | |
| 1238 | Mgarr ix Xini, on the isle of Gozo | |
| 1239 | Cossura, Kossura | Pantelleria and Mursia, on the isle of Pantelleria |
| 1240 | Aethusa, Hefaesta, Efesta | Isle of Linosa |
| 1241 | Lopadusa insula, Falacron, Falacro insula? | Lampedusa, on the isle of Lampedusa? |