09-04-2007, 01:06 AM
Atwill states that Roman Outposts in Judea correspond exactly with the seats of Christian Bishops.
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Umm Qais (Arabic: Ø£Ù ÙÙس) is a town in Jordan located on the site of the ruined Hellenistic-Roman city of <b>Gadara </b>(Hebrew: ××ר×â, gad´a-ra) (Greek: ÎάδαÏα, also transliterated Gádara). The town was also called Antiochia or Antiochia Semiramis (Greek: ÎνÏιÏÏεια ÏÎ·Ï Î£ÎµÎ¼Î¯ÏαμηÏ) and Seleucia. <b>Gadara </b>was a semi-autonomous city of the Roman Decapolis.
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It was taken by Antiochus the Great when in 218 BC he first invaded Palestine[1]. At this time, the city was renamed Antiochia Semiramis (or Antiochia for short) and Seleucia.[2] Alexander Jannaeus invested the place, and reduced it after a ten months' siege[3]. Pompey is said to have restored it, 63 BC[4]; from which it would appear to have declined in Jewish hands. He gave it a free constitution. From this date the era of the city was reckoned. It was the seat of one of the councils instituted by Gabinius for the government of the Jews[5]. It was given by Augustus to Herod the Great in 30 BC[6]. The emperor would not listen to the accusations of the inhabitants against Herod for oppressive conduct[7].
After Herod's death it was joined to the province of Syria, 4 BC[8]. At the beginning of the Jewish revolt the country around Gadara was laid waste[9]. The Gadarenes captured some of the boldest of the Jews, of whom several were put to death, and others imprisoned[10].<b> A party in the city surrendered it to Vespasian, who placed a garrison there[11]. </b><b>It continued to be a great and important city, and was long the seat of a bishop[12]. </b>With the conquest of the Arabs it came under Muslim hands. It was largely destroyed by an earthquake around 747 AD, and abandoned.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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Umm Qais (Arabic: Ø£Ù ÙÙس) is a town in Jordan located on the site of the ruined Hellenistic-Roman city of <b>Gadara </b>(Hebrew: ××ר×â, gad´a-ra) (Greek: ÎάδαÏα, also transliterated Gádara). The town was also called Antiochia or Antiochia Semiramis (Greek: ÎνÏιÏÏεια ÏÎ·Ï Î£ÎµÎ¼Î¯ÏαμηÏ) and Seleucia. <b>Gadara </b>was a semi-autonomous city of the Roman Decapolis.
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It was taken by Antiochus the Great when in 218 BC he first invaded Palestine[1]. At this time, the city was renamed Antiochia Semiramis (or Antiochia for short) and Seleucia.[2] Alexander Jannaeus invested the place, and reduced it after a ten months' siege[3]. Pompey is said to have restored it, 63 BC[4]; from which it would appear to have declined in Jewish hands. He gave it a free constitution. From this date the era of the city was reckoned. It was the seat of one of the councils instituted by Gabinius for the government of the Jews[5]. It was given by Augustus to Herod the Great in 30 BC[6]. The emperor would not listen to the accusations of the inhabitants against Herod for oppressive conduct[7].
After Herod's death it was joined to the province of Syria, 4 BC[8]. At the beginning of the Jewish revolt the country around Gadara was laid waste[9]. The Gadarenes captured some of the boldest of the Jews, of whom several were put to death, and others imprisoned[10].<b> A party in the city surrendered it to Vespasian, who placed a garrison there[11]. </b><b>It continued to be a great and important city, and was long the seat of a bishop[12]. </b>With the conquest of the Arabs it came under Muslim hands. It was largely destroyed by an earthquake around 747 AD, and abandoned.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->