DardaniAncient tribe in the BalkansEthnic groupThe Dardani (; Ancient Greek: Δαρδάνιοι, Δάρδανοι; Latin: Dardani) or Dardanians were a Paleo-Balkan people, who lived in a region that was named Dardania after their settlement there. They were among the oldest Balkan peoples, and their society was very complex.
StobiStobi or Stoboi (Ancient Greek: Στόβοι, romanized: Stóboi; Latin: Stobi; Macedonian: Стоби;), was an ancient town of Paeonia, later conquered by Macedon, and finally turned into the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia Salutaris. It is located near Gradsko, North Macedonia, on the main road that leads from the Danube to the Aegean Sea.
North MacedoniaCountry in Southeast EuropeNorth Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the north. It constitutes approximately the northern third of the larger geographical region of Macedonia. Skopje, the capital and largest city, is home to a quarter of the country's population of over 1.83 million.
PaeoniansPaeonians or Paionians (Ancient Greek: Παίονες, romanized: Paíones) were an ancient Indo-European people that dwelt in Paeonia. Paeonia was an ancient country located north of Lower Macedonia, northeast of Pelagonia, south of Dardania, west of Thrace, and east of Illyria. Most of their land was in the Vardar river basin, roughly in what is today North Macedonia.
PolybiusPolybius (; Ancient Greek: Πολύβιος, Polýbios; c. 200 – c. 118 BC) was an ancient Greek historian of the middle Hellenistic period. He is noted for his Histories, a universal history documenting the rise of Rome in the in the third and second centuries BC. It covers the period 264–146, recording in detail events in Italy, Iberia, Greece, Syria, Egypt, and Africa, and documents the Punic Wars and Macedonian Wars among many others.
Sveti Nikole MunicipalitySveti Nikole (Macedonian: Свети Николе [ˌsfɛːti ˈnikɔlɛ] ) is a municipality in eastern Macedonia. Sveti Nikole is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Sveti Nikole Municipality is part of the Vardar Statistical Region.
Dardania (Roman province)Dardania (; Latin: Dardania; Ancient Greek: Δαρδανία) was a Roman province in the Central Balkans, initially an unofficial region in Moesia (87–284), and then a province administratively part of the Diocese of Moesia (293–337). It was named after the tribe of the Dardani who inhabited the region in classical antiquity before the Roman conquest.
Paeonia (kingdom)Today part ofNorth MacedoniaGreeceBulgariaPaeonia or Paionia (Ancient Greek: Παιονία, romanized: Paionía, Latinized: Paeonia), was the land and the kingdom of the Paeonians in classical antiquity. Paeonia roughly corresponded to present-day North Macedonia. It also included parts of northern Greece and western Bulgaria. In the Iliad, the Paeonians are portrayed as allies of the Trojans.
Macedonian languageMacedonian ( MASS-ih-DOH-nee-ən; македонски јазик, translit. makedonski jazik, pronounced [maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik] ) is an Eastern South Slavic language. It is part of the South Slavic languages, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of the Balto-Slavic branch and the larger Indo-European language family. Spoken as a first language by around 1.7 million people, it serves as the official language of North Macedonia.
LivyTitus Livius (Latin:; 59 BC – AD 17), known in English as Livy ( ), was a Roman historian. He wrote a monumental history of Rome and the Roman people, titled Ab Urbe Condita, ''From the Founding of the City'', covering the period from the earliest legends of Rome before the traditional founding in 753 BC through the reign of Augustus in Livy's own lifetime. He was on good terms with members of the Julio-Claudian dynasty and was a friend of Augustus.
Greek languageIndo-European languageGreek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, romanized:elliniká; Ancient Greek: ἑλληνική, romanized:hellēnikḗ) is an Indo-European language, constituting an independent Hellenic branch within the Indo-European language family.
Stymbara (Macedonia)Stymbara (Ancient Greek: Στύμβαρα), also known as Stuberra (Στυβέρρα) or Stubera, was a town of Deuriopus, a subdivision of Pelagonia, on the frontier of Macedonia. In a Roman campaign of 200 BCE during the First Macedonian War, it was the third encampment of the consul Sulpicius. It was also the scene of action during the Third Macedonian War. The site of Stymbara is near the modern Čepigovo, in North Macedonia.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.