Античната и късноантичната адриатическа Аполония и околностите – един от „входовете“ към историческата област Македония през вековете
Ancient and late antique Adriatic Apollonia and its surroundings – one of the “entries” to the historical area of Macedonia throughout the centuries

Summary/Abstract: This text is focused on the question of one of the two end points of the famous Via Egnatia – Apollonia in Illyria. Until a certain historical moment (before the sixth century), the successor of the old Hellenic polis rose to an extremely important starting point to the Adriatic Sea. For a number of reasons, Apollonia was formed as a convenient point for the gradual imposition of Roman rule, which materialized in the later famous Trans-Balkan military road. In the course of its confrontations with the centres of the ancient Macedonian statehood, the Roman legions also advanced from here. Through the mediation of the province of Macedonia, Roman power subsequently imposed itself throughout the Balkan Peninsula. The text reviews the process of transformation of the Hellenic polis Apollonia into an important Roman port until the time of emperor Justinian, as well as the gradual decline of the city. There is also a brief description of the Roman way stations along the Via Egnatia from Apollonia and Dyrrhachium eastward into the interior of Macedonia.

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