Dion (alternatively Adun or Capitolias) is the name of an ancient city, lying in RomanPalestine, which was a member of the Decapolis. The exact location of the city is still disputed, but is thought to be at the site of Beit Ras, north of Irbid[1]. Download high resolution version (513x752, 112 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (513x752, 112 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The Roman Empire was a phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by an autocratic form of government. ... Map of the British Mandate of Palestine. ... The oval forum and cardo of Gerasa (Jerash) The Decapolis (Greek: deka, ten; polis, city) was a group of ten cities on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire in Syria and Judea (renamed Palestine in 135 AD). ... A picture of Irbid in the spring Irbid (Arabic: أربد), anciently known as Arabella, is Jordans 2nd largest city located about 85 km north of Amman, situated at an equal distance from Pella and Umm Qais. ...
He was then recalled by the younger Dionysius, whom he persuaded to dismiss Plato and Dion.
When Dion set sail from Zacynthus with the object of liberating Syracuse from the tyrannis, Philistus was entrusted with the command of the fleet, but he was defeated and put to death (356).
He was admitted by the Alexandrian critics into the canon of historiographers, and his work was highly valued by Alexander the Great.
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