Stymbara ( grc, Στύμβαρα), also known as Stuberra (Στυβέρρα) or Stubera, was a town on the frontier of

Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...

, which is by some assigned to

Deuriopus Deuriopus or Derriopos (Strabo: Δευρίοπος ''Deuriopos''; Stephanus of Byzantium: Δουρίοπος ''Douriopos'') was a subdivision of Paionia, in what is today North Macedonia. Its exact limits are unclear, but it is known that it contain ...

, and by others to

Pelagonia Pelagonia ( mk, Пелагонија, Pelagonija; el, Πελαγονíα, Pelagonía) is a geographical region of Macedonia named after the ancient kingdom. Ancient Pelagonia roughly corresponded to the present-day municipalities of Bitola, Pri ...

, which in the campaign of 200 BCE was the third encampment of the consul

Sulpicius The gens Sulpicia was one of the most ancient patrician families at ancient Rome, and produced a succession of distinguished men, from the foundation of the Republic to the imperial period. The first member of the gens who obtained the consulshi ...

during the First Macedonian War. It was also the scene of action during the Third Macedonian War. The site of Stymbara is near the modern

Čepigovo Čepigovo is a village in Municipality of Prilep, North Macedonia. Geography and location The village is located in Prilep valley, of the broader Pelagonia valley, located 22.5 km southwest of Prilep. History Close to the village are th ...

, in North Macedonia.

References

Populated places in ancient Macedonia Former populated places in the Balkans Pelagonia Upper Macedonia {{NorthMacedonia-geo-stub