Bromiscus or Bromiskos ( grc, Βρομίσκος), or Bormiscus or Bormiskos (Βορμίσκος), was a town of
Mygdonia in
ancient Macedonia
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, near the river by which the waters of
Lake Bolbe flow into the
Strymonic Gulf. 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.
Stephanus of Byzantium
Stephanus or Stephan of Byzantium ( la, Stephanus Byzantinus; grc-gre, Στέφανος Βυζάντιος, ''Stéphanos Byzántios''; centuryAD), was a Byzantine grammarian and the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled ''Ethni ...
relates that
Euripides
Euripides (; grc, Εὐριπίδης, Eurīpídēs, ; ) was a tragedian
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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
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tribute lists as a member of the
Delian League
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in 422/1 BCE.
The site of Bromiscus is located near modern
Kato Stavros.
References
Populated places in ancient Macedonia
Former populated places in Greece
Geography of ancient Mygdonia
Members of the Delian League
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