Desenzano del Garda, Italy
0-300 AD
Rapallo, Italy
3rd century BCE
Aosta, Italy
25 BC
Reggio Calabria, Italy
4th century BCE
Bacoli, Italy
8th century BCE
Tindari, Italy
396 BCE
Marinella di Selinunte, Italy
7th century BCE
Locri, Italy
5th century BCE
Aymavilles, Italy
3 BCE
Buddusò, Italy
1600-400 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
1600 BCE
Reggio Calabria, Italy
2nd century AD
Province of Matera, Italy
6th century BCE
Porto Torres, Italy
1st century BCE
Acqui Terme, Italy
1st century AD
Catanzaro, Italy
1st century AD
Manerba del Garda, Italy
8000-4000 BC
Marsala, Italy
397 BCE
Arzachena, Italy
1300-800 BCE
Naples, Italy
1st century BCE
Stobi was an ancient town of Paeonia located near Gradsko. It is considered by many to be the most famous archaeological site in North Macedonia. Stobi was built where the Erigon (Crna River) joins the Axios (Vardar), making it strategically important as a center for both trade and warfare.
Stobi developed from a Paeonian settlement established in the Archaic period. It is believed that in 217 BCE, Philip V annexed Paionia during his campaign against the Dardani who had entered Bylazora, the largest Paeonian town.
The city was first mentioned in writing by the historian Livy, in connection with a victory of Philip V of Macedon over the Dardani in 197 BC. In 168 BC, the Romans defeated Perseus and Macedonia was divided into four nominally independent republics. In 148 BC, the four areas of Macedonia were brought together in a unified Roman province. In the reign of Augustus the city grew in size and population.