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Pentapolis
(Greek, pente polis.)
(1) The five cities of the plain:
Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboim, and Zoar, four of which were consumed
with fire, and their site covered with the Lake Asphaltites, or the
Dead Sea.
(2) The five cities of Oyrenaica, in Egypt: Berenice, Arsinoe,
Ptolemais, Cyrene, and Apollonia.
(3) The five cities of the Philistines Gaza, Gath, Ascalon, Ashdod,
and Ekron.
(4) The five cites of Italy in the exarchate of Ravenna. Rimini,
Pesaro, Fano, Sinigaglia, and Ancona. These were given by Pepin to the
Pope.
(5) The Dorian pentapolis: Cnidos, Cos, Lindos, Ialysos, and
Camiros.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Pentapolis from Infoplease:
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