Look up: Decapolis

1. Decapolis
   Ancient Roman league of ten cities in the Middle East on the east side of the upper River Jordan and the lake of Tiberias. It was formed soon after 63 BC, as a means of defence against the...
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2. Decapolis
   league of 10 ancient Greek cities in eastern Palestine that was formed after the Roman conquest of Palestine in 63 , when Pompey the Great ... [1 related articles]
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3. Decapolis
   Decapolis A confederacy in northeast Palestine of ten Roman-controlled cities settled by Greeks. It was formed after 63 b.c. and dominated by Damascus.
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4. Decapolis
   Decapolis (dēkăp'ulis) [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 campa...
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5. Decapolis
   The `Decapolis` ("Ten Cities"; Greek: deka, ten; polis, city) was a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in Judea and Syria. The ten cities were not an official league or political unit, but they were grouped together because of their language, cult...
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