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The Decapolis (Greek: "Ten Cities") was a region including 10 originally independent Greek city states, all of which lay east of the Jordan river except for Scythopolis [ancient Beth Shean ]. Each city was the center of its own administrative district. Several were brought under Judean control by Aristobulus I and Alexander Jannai but were ...
The Decapolis (Greek: deka, ten; polis, city) was a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in Syria and Palestine. The ten cities were not an official league or political unit, but they were grouped together because of their language, culture, location, and political status. The Decapolis cities were centers of Greek ...
A league or confederation of ten cities (from Greek deʹka, meaning “ten,” and poʹlis, “city”). The name also applied to the region in which most of these cities were centered. — Mt 4:25. Following the conquest by Alexander the Great in about 332 B.C.E., Greek colonies developed in Syria and Palestine, apparently settled by veterans ...
Mar 17, 2024 · During the Hellenistic period, around the time when Alexander the Great conquered much of the known world, the Decapolis league was formed. It consisted of ten Greek cities in the southeastern part of the Roman Empire. These cities were influenced by Greek culture and became thriving centers of commerce and learning.
Feb 15, 2023 · Located among the well-watered fields of northwest Jordan, the ancient city of Abila was once part of the Decapolis—an informal league of cities located in what is today Jordan, southern Syria, and northeast Israel. Abila was occupied from the Early Bronze Age down into the 10th–11th centuries CE, and was located on a strategic trade route ...
A league or confederation of ten cities (from Greek deʹka, meaning “ten,” and poʹlis, “city”). The name also applied to the region in which most of these cities were centered. — Mt 4:25. MAP: Decapolis. Following the conquest by Alexander the Great in about 332 B.C.E., Greek colonies developed in Syria and Palestine, apparently ...
