Noun
pentapolis (plural pentapolises or pentapoleis)
A geographic and/or institutional grouping of five cities
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