Deuriopus or Derriopos (
Strabo
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: Δευρίοπος ''Deuriopos'';
Stephanus of Byzantium: Δουρίοπος ''Douriopos'') was a subdivision of
Paionia, in what is today
North Macedonia
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. Its exact limits are unclear, but it is known that it contained lands around the river
Crna (ancient ''Erigonus''). The towns
Bryanium (''Bruanion'' in
ancient Greek
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) and
Styberra (also known as ''Stuberrha'') (near today's
Prilep) were located in Deuriopus. According to
Livy
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,
Philip V of Macedon
Philip V (; 238–179 BC) was king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedon from 221 to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked by the Social War (220–217 BC), Social War in Greece (220-217 BC) ...
founded the city of
Perseis in Deuriopus, named after his eldest son,
Perseus
In Greek mythology, Perseus (, ; Greek language, Greek: Περσεύς, Romanization of Greek, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus and Bellerophon, the greatest Greek hero and slayer of ...
.
Livy
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. ''Ab Urbe Condita
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'', 39.53.
After the defeat in the
Battle of Pydna
The Battle of Pydna took place in 168 BC between Rome and Macedon during the Third Macedonian War. The battle saw the further ascendancy of Rome in the Hellenistic world and the end of the Antigonid line of kings, whose power traced back ...
in 168 BCE, Macedonia was severely punished and reduced to a Roman province when also Perseida as a town must have been quickly renamed to Deuriopus, to carry the same name as the whole region of Deuriopus. There is a stone with inscription said to be found on the site of Styberra, erected there with the aim to commemorate a donation of 1500 denari, by Philip, who was a politarch of Deuriopus, i.e. an elected governor of the town during the Roman era of Macedonia.
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Current locations of Deuriopus region
Geography of ancient Paeonia
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