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Decapolis


De·cap·o·lis

D0067900 (dĭ-kăp′ə-lĭs) A loose confederacy of ten cities in the ancient Middle East, settled by Greeks and controlled after 63 bc by Rome. Among the cities of the Decapolis, which lay mostly to the east of the Jordan River, were Damascus and Philadelphia (modern-day Amman).

Decapolis

(dɪˈkæpəlɪs) n (Historical Terms) a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 bc by Pompey and governed by Rome

De•cap•o•lis

(dɪˈkæp ə lɪs)

n. a region in the NE part of ancient Palestine: confederacy of ten cities in the 1st century B.C.

Decapolis


Decapolis

(dēkăp`əlĭs) [Gr.,=ten cities], confederacy of 10 ancient cities, all E of the Jordan, except Scythopolis. The others were (according to Pliny) Dion, Pella, Gadara, Hippos, Gerasa, Philadelphia, Damascus, Raphana, and Kanatha. The league was constituted after Pompey's campaign (65 B.C.–62 B.C.) as a protection against the Jews and the Arabian tribes and as a customs union. The Roman governor of Syria exercised general supervision of its affairs, and the cities belonging to the league were liable to Roman military service and taxation.
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