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Decapolis

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Decapolis [Gr.,=ten cities], confederacy of 10 ancient cities, all E of the Jordan, except Scythopolis. The others were (according to Pliny) Dion, Pella, Gadara, Hippos, Gerasa, Philadelphia, Damascus, Raphana, and Kanatha. The league was constituted after Pompey's campaign (65 BC–62 BC) as a protection against the Jews and the Arabian tribes and as a customs union. The Roman governor of Syria exercised general supervision of its affairs, and the cities belonging to the league were liable to Roman military service and taxation.

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Decapolis

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Decapolis The territory of ten Greek cities founded by Alexander the Great the Great and successors about 323 CE to the east of the Sea of Galilee. It seems to have been a cosmopolitan area with several languages in use. Jesus went through this region (Mark 7: 31) before presiding over the feeding of 4,000 people (Mark 8: 1–10).

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Decapolis

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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.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Decapolis." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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