pentapolis

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pentapolis (plural pentapolises or pentapoleis)

A geographic and/or institutional grouping of five cities

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The Philistine Pentapolis were ruled by seranim (סרנים, "lords"), though to what extent they had a sense of a "nation" is not clear without literary sources. Source: Internet

Was there a Philistine Pentapolis system in the Iron I? No. Are the Iron I Philistines the Philistines described in the Bible? Source: Internet

The armies of Ravenna and the Duchy of the Pentapolis mutinied, denouncing both Exarch Paul and Leo III, and overthrew those officers who remained loyal. Source: Internet

Retrieved 29 September 2011 Together with Cyrene, they were known as the Pentapolis (Five Cities). Source: Internet

Later, a federation of the Pentapolis was formed that was customarily ruled by a king drawn from the Ptolemaic royal house. Source: Internet

"Let the ancient customs in Egypt, Libya and Pentapolis prevail, that the Bishop of Alexandria has jurisdiction over them all, since a similar arrangement is the custom for the Bishop of Rome. Source: Internet

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