Doberus
Doberus or Doberos (Ancient Greek: Δόβηρος) was a town of Paeonia, which Sitalces reached after crossing Mount Cercine, and where many troops and additional volunteers reached him, making up his full total.[1] Hierocles calls the town Diaborus or Diaboros (Διάβορος) and names it next to Idomenae among the towns of Macedonia Prima under the Byzantine Empire; this, coupled with the statement of Ptolemy that it belonged to the Aestraei,[2] would seem to show that Doberus was near the modern Dojran. Suda called it Dobeira (Δόβειρα).[3]
Doberus was the seat of a bishop in antiquity. In modern times, it is a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church.[4]
The site of Doberus is near the modern Bansko, North Macedonia.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ Thucydides. History of the Peloponnesian War. Vol. 2.98, 100.
- ^ Ptolemy. The Geography. Vol. 3.13.8.
- ^ Suda, delta, 1318
- ^ "Doberus (Titular See)". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 50, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Doberus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
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