Decapolis meaning
A loose confederacy of ten cities in the ancient Middle East, settled by Greeks and controlled after 63 bc by Rome. Among the cities of the Decapolis, which lay mostly to the east of the Jordan River, were Damascus and Philadelphia (modern-day Amman).
Ancient region of NE Palestine, mostly east of the Jordan, occupied by a confederation (formed c. 65 b.c.) of ten Greek cities.
proper name
Origin of decapolis
From Ancient Greek δέκα (deka, “ten”) + πόλις (polis, “city”).