In the Roman period, the town (municipium) of Varvaria was created in the 1st century AD at the hill of Bribir.
See:
- Victor Ghica, Ante Milošević, Danijel Džino: Varvaria / Breberium / Bribir Archaeological Project. The 2014 excavation season”, Hortus Artium Medievalium 21 (2015), Motovun – Zagreb, 335-355.