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Pentapolis (pĕntă`pəlĭs) [Gr.,=five cities], collective name anciently applied to several groups of five cities. The chief cities of Cyrenaica Cyrenaica (sĭrənā`ĭkə, sīrə–), historic region, E Libya, bordering on the Mediterranean Sea. ..... Click the link for more information. on the northern coast of Africa (Apollonia, Arsinoë, Berenice, Cyrene, and Ptolemaïs) were thus called from the 4th cent. B.C. to the 7th cent. A.D. Other cities so named were Rimini, Ancona, Fano, Pesaro, and Senigallia on the Adriatic coast of Italy, where the term originated in the 5th cent. A.D. under Byzantine rule and continued to be used until the 11th cent. Other groups called Pentapolis were in Asia Minor and in Palestine. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Then it's on to Tarsus, where Pericles rids the land of famine, and to Pentapolis, where he marries King Simonides' daughter, Thaisa (Emily Heebner). Port SAE La Fortaleza is a mega-tourist project within the industry category of "Theme Park" where all the components are located within a PENTAPOLIS, a five borough theme city including seaport and marina built in accord to a colonial styled theme of the XVI century; where, residents or visitors can feel and enjoy the sensation of living in unforgettable days of the era of fortress cities totally inspired and built in natural surroundings, mute witnesses of the History of Pirates. Port SAE, La FortalezaC*a PENTAPOLIS by the Ocean consists of 100 hectares, 247. |
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