Bryanium
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Βρυάνιον | |
![]() Countryside of North Macedonia in which Bryanium was placed. | |
Coordinates | 41°14′27″N 21°13′09″E / 41.24083°N 21.21909°E |
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Bryanium or Bryanion (Ancient Greek: Βρυάνιον) was a town of ancient Macedonia, in the district Deuriopus in Paeonia.[1][2] Stephanus of Byzantium erroneously calls it a town of Epirus.[3]
The site of Bryanium is tentatively located near the modern-day village of Graište, North Macedonia.[4][5]
References
- ^ Livy. Ab urbe condita Libri [History of Rome]. Vol. 31.39.
- ^ Strabo. Geographica. Vol. vii. p.327. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 49, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
Source
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Bryanium". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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