Difference between revisions of "Decapolis"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Redirected page to Category:Decapolis (subject)) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[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. | |||
==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 | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapolis Wikipedia] | |||
[[Category:Places]] | |||
Revision as of 20:29, 25 September 2011
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
References
- Decapolis / Arthur Segal / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), dictionary, 528-530