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  1. 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 ...

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    Israel. 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 ...

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  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Feb 16, 2018 · The Decapolis Region. The Decapolis cities, located to the east and northeast of the Jordan River and the Sea of Galilee, were a group of ten cities in the Roman period, which may have been semi-autonomous. The name is derived from the number and description in Greek: deca (ten) polis (city). Most of the cities were originally founded during ...

  7. The city of Abila is mentioned on an inscription ("C. I. G." No. 4501) as being included in the Decapolis. The population of the Decapolis was chiefly pagan. Scythopolis was attacked by the Maccabeans (II Macc. xii. 29), but most of the cities of the Decapolis were not subjugated until the reign of Hyrcanus.

  8. 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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