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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The Decapolis was a confederation of Hellenistic cities, established by Pompey in 63 BCE. All of cities were located in Transjordan with the only exception of [[Scythopolis]]. | The Decapolis was a confederation of Hellenistic cities, established by Pompey in 63 BCE. All of cities were located in Transjordan with the only exception of [[Scythopolis]]. | ||
The cities were given | The cities were given semi-autonomous status, which they maintained during the Roman period. | ||
====List of cities of the Decapolis==== | ====List of cities of the Decapolis==== | ||
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Decapolis (Ten Cities) was a confederation of semi-autonomous Hellenistic cities in Roman Palestina.
Overview
The Decapolis was a confederation of Hellenistic cities, established by Pompey in 63 BCE. All of cities were located in Transjordan with the only exception of Scythopolis. The cities were given semi-autonomous status, which they maintained during the Roman period.
List of cities of the Decapolis
- 1. Gerasa (Jerash, Jordan)
- 2. Scythopolis (Beth-Shean, Israel)
- 3. Hippos (Hippus or Sussita) in Israel
- 4. Gadara (Umm Qais, Jordan)
- 5. Pella (West of Irbid) in Jordan
- 6. Philadelphia (modern day Amman, Jordan)
- 7. Dion / Capitolias (Beit Ras, Jordan) in Jordan (Dion, Jordan)
- 8. Canatha (Qanawat, Syria)
- 9. Raphana (Jordan)
- 10. Damascus (Syria)
Other cities sometimes included are:
- Arabella (Irbid), in Jordan
- Arbila, in Jordan
- Al Husn in Jordan
The Decapolis in ancient sources
The Decapolis in scholarship
The Decapolis in fiction
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