Stobi Archaeological Site
Roman and early Christian city at the meeting of the Crna and Vardar, with a theatre and mosaic basilicas.
Stobi stands at the confluence of the Crna and the Vardar, on the road that linked the Aegean to the Danube. First mentioned in the second century BC as a Paeonian town, it became a Roman municipium under Augustus and later the capital of the province of Macedonia Secunda. The city was a busy river crossing and market, with a Jewish community whose synagogue is named in an inscription, and it declined after earthquakes and raids in the sixth century.
Twenty-six excavated structures can be walked through on marked paths. They include a theatre of the second century, the Episcopal Basilica with its baptistery, the Civil and Northern Basilicas, a synagogue beneath the later church, the House of Peristerias and other town houses, public baths, a temple of Isis and long stretches of street and wall. Many floors keep their mosaics of fish, birds, peacocks and geometric patterns, which are among the best preserved in the country.
Highlights
- Roman theatre of the second century AD
- Episcopal Basilica with baptistery and floor mosaics
- Synagogue inscription recording the city's Jewish community
- Twenty-six excavated buildings linked by marked paths
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