Decapolis

American  

[dih-kap-uh-lis] / dɪˈkæp ə lɪs /

noun

1. a region in the NE part of ancient Palestine: confederacy of ten cities in the 1st century b.c.

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Decapolis British  

/ dɪˈkæpəlɪs /

noun

1. a league of ten cities, including Damascus, in the northeast of ancient Palestine: established in 63 _bc by Pompey and governed by Rome

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Example Sentences

He teaches from the book of Mark, telling the story of Jesus’ journey to Decapolis, where he restored a deaf man’s hearing and ability to speak, a physical healing signaling awe.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

Near the reserve, the ruins of the Decapolis city of Gadara, one of 10 ancient Greek cities in the Levant, are juxtaposed with an abandoned Ottoman-era village.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2022

And there were the cities of the Decapolis, mostly in Jordan, where Greek language and culture dominated.

From BBC • May 27, 2014

For example, Mark describes the Decapolis, a large biblical region southeast of the Sea of Galilee, as though it surrounded that body of water.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the time of the Roman conquest, the western portion of this country was known as Perea, and was the centre of the celebrated Decapolis or confederacy of ten cities.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century by D'Anvers, N.