Brenthe () was an ancient town in the Greek region of Arcadia, located in the district

Cynuria Cynuria ( – ''Kynouria'' or – ''Kynouriake'') is an ancient district on the eastern coast of the Peloponnese, between the Argolis and Laconia, so called from the Cynurians, one of the most ancient tribes in the peninsula. It was believed to ...

. The ancient author Pausanias describes it as laying between

Gortys Gortyna (; also known as Gortyn (Γορτύν)) was a town of ancient Crete which appears in the Homeric poems under the form of Γορτύν; but afterwards became usually Gortyna (Γόρτυνα). According to Stephanus of Byzantium it was or ...

and

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, north of the river Alpheius. Near the town, Pausanias mentions a small river of only five stadia in length called Brentheates (Βρενθεάτης) which flows into the Alpheius. Brenthe is traditionally located near the modern

Karytaina Karytaina or Karitaina () is a village and a community in Arcadia, Greece. Karytaina is situated on a hill on the right bank of the river Alpheios, near its confluence with the Lousios. The village dates back to the Middle Ages, but its history ...

although not all details of this place fit the description by Pausanias. For example, no river exists today that could be identified with the Brentheates. Furthermore, no clearly identifiable remains of ancient buildings have been found there. However, no better localisation of Brenthe could be found yet.Mattern, Torsten; Goester, Yvonne C. (2023). ''Thisoa am Lykaion. Ergebnisse der Forschungen'' hisoa on the Lykaion. Results of the investigation Wiesbaden: Reichert, , pp. 113–114.

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Populated places in ancient Arcadia Former populated places in Greece {{AncientArcadia-geo-stub