revision preference src: The area described by Tacitus has therefore sometimes been treated as being the equivalent of Pliny's island Scatinavia, although variants on Scandiae and Scandinavia are not names used by Tacitus for this region. <SEP> tgt: The area described by Tacitus has therefore sometimes been treated as being the equivalent of Pliny's island Scatinavia. Variants on Scandiae and Scandinavia are not names used by Tacitus for this region.