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- Established in 64-63 BC, the Decapolis was a league of 10 known ancient cities in the Levant region of the Middle East. Decapolis translates to deka for “ten” and polis for “cities” in the Greek language. The cities that are currently in modern Jordan include, Amman, Jerash, Umm Qais, Pella, and Raphana.
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According to Pliny the Elder ( Natural History 5.74), in the mid 1st century ce the 10 cities of the league were Scythopolis (modern Bet Sheʾan, Israel), Hippos, Gadara, Raphana, Dion (or Dium), Pella, Gerasa, Philadelphia (modern Amman, Jordan), Canatha, and Damascus (capital of modern Syria). The exact number varied over time, and at one ...
Jordan. Syria. The Decapolis (Greek: Δεκάπολις, Dekápolis, 'Ten Cities') was a group of ten Greek Hellenistic cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in the Southern Levant in the first centuries BC and AD. They formed a group because of their language, culture, religion, location, and political status, with each ...
May 8, 2018 · Decapolis in biblical times, a league of 10 ancient Greek cities formed in Palestine after the Roman conquest of 63 bc; the cities were Scythopolis, Hippos, Gadara, Raphana, Dion, Pella, Gerasa, Philadelphia, Canatha, and Damascus. Decapolis (dēkăp´əlĬs) [Gr.,=ten cities], confederacy of 10 ancient cities, all E of the Jordan, except ...
The Decapolis, a notable historical ensemble of Near Eastern cities, was a testament to the remarkable city-state networks of ancient geography. These city-states were strategically positioned, contributing to a complex web of urban centers with Scythopolis (Beth-Shean) uniquely situated to the west of the Jordan River. Below, we explore the ...
Oct 26, 2020 · The number of cities belonging to the Decapolis varied. One list of cities of the Decapolis is provided by Pliny (NH 5.16.74). The Decapolis first is mentioned in the New Testament (Mk 5:20; Mk 7:31; Mt 4:25). In the Hellenistic period, the cities were supported by Ptolemaic and Seleucid rulers and received civic status.
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Dec 7, 2021 · Established in 64-63 BC, the Decapolis was a league of 10 known ancient cities in the Levant region of the Middle East. Decapolis translates to deka for “ten” and polis for “cities” in the Greek language. The cities that are currently in modern Jordan include, Amman, Jerash, Umm Qais, Pella, and Raphana. The Decapolis League embodied ...
Many of the sacred places of the Decapolis League were re-discovered, well-preserved, and continue to exist in present day Jordan, including the cities of Jerash, Umm Qais, Amman, Pella, and Raphana.
