 The Roman municipium of Skelani, situated at a major crossing of the Drina river, was a post of "beneficiarii consulares" (Romans wielding authority entrusted to them by a magistrate or office-holder).It was in existence before the end of the reign of Antoninus Pius and Skelani and the Roman town at Rogatica may originally have been Flavian creations.The territory of the city comprised the territory of the Dindari extending beyond the middle Drina around Skelani east of the Drina to include Ljubovija, Bajina Basta, Užice and Požega.