DoberusDoberus 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
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. 41°22′57″N 22°45′15″E / 41.38249°N 22.75429°E
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