Bromiscus

This article is about the ancient Macedonian town. For the extinct giraffid taxon, see Bramiscus.

Bromiscus or Bromiskos (Ancient Greek: Βρομίσκος), or Bormiscus or Bormiskos (Βορμίσκος),[1] was a town of Mygdonia in ancient Macedonia, near the river by which the waters of Lake Bolbe flow into the Strymonic Gulf.[2] It was either upon the site of this place or of the neighbouring Arethusa that the fortress of Rentine was built, which is frequently mentioned by the Byzantine historians.[3] Stephanus of Byzantium relates that Euripides was here torn to death by dogs; but another legend supposes this event to have taken place at Arethusa, where the tomb of the poet was shown. It was mentioned in the Athenian tribute lists as a member of the Delian League in 422/1 BCE.[4]

The site of Bromiscus is located near modern Kato Stavros.[5][6]

References

1. Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
2. Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 4.103.
3. Th. L. Fr. Tafel, Thessalonica, p. 68.
4. IG I³ 77,V,26.
5. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 51, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
6. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Bromiscus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.

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