of Augustus the town grew in size
and population. The town grew in 69 BC once it became a municipium and coins, with Municipium
Stobensium printed on
them, were distributed. The citizens of Stobi enjoyed Ius Italicum and were citizens of Rome. Most
belonged to the tribes Aemila and Tromentina.
During Roman times Stobi was the capital of the Roman province Macedonia Salutaris. Emperor Theodosius Istayed in Stobi in 388.
Late in the 5th century the town underwent a terrible turn of events. In 479,
it was robbed by Theodoric,
an Ostrogothic king. The citizens
reconstructed the town, but in 518 was struck by a powerful earthquake.
Avaro-Slavic invasions in the 6th century ruined the city's economy and
infrastructure.
