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-[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Thedecapolis.png/409px-Thedecapolis.png Decapolis] (''Ten Cities'') was a confederation of semi-autonomous Hellenistic cities in Roman Palestina.
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-==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==
-*See [[Decapolis (sources)]]
-==The Decapolis in scholarship==
-==The Decapolis in fiction==
-==References==
-*'''Decapolis''' / [[Arthur Segal]] / In: [[The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary]], 528-530
-*'''Decapolis''' / [[Roy E. Ciampa]] / In: [[Dictionary of New Testament Background (2000 Evans & Porter), dictionary]], 266-268.
-==External links==
-*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis Wikipedia]
-*[http://www.livius.org/de-dh/decapolis/decapolis.html Livius.org]
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