Po redaktohet Stobi (paragraf)

== The Roman period ==
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&nbsp;BC. In 168&nbsp;BC, the [[Roman republic|Romans]] defeated [[Perseus of Macedon|Perseus]] and [[Macedonia (Roman province)|Macedonia]] was divided into four nominally independent republics. In 148&nbsp;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. The city grew further in 69&nbsp;BC once it became a [[municipium]], at which time it began to produce coins printed with ''Municipium Stobensium''. The citizens of Stobi enjoyed [[Ius Italicum]] and were citizens of Rome. Most belonged to the Roman tribes [[Aemila]] and [[Tromentina]]. During Roman times Stobi was the capital of the Roman province Macedonia Salutaris. Emperor [[Theodosius I]] stayed in Stobi in 388. Late in the 5th century the city underwent a terrible turn of events. In 479, it was robbed by [[Theodoric the Great|Theodoric]], an [[Ostrogothic]] king. The citizens reconstructed the city, but in 518 it was struck by a powerful earthquake. Avaro-Slavic invasions in the 6th century destroyed the city's economy and infrastructure.