The Pompeian Era of the Dekapolis as a Consequence of Hasmonaean Policies
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ELECTRUM, 2026, Volume 33, pp. 293-309
https://doi.org/10.4467/20800909EL.26.014.23127Authors
The Pompeian Era of the Dekapolis as a Consequence of Hasmonaean Policies
It is well established that the poleis of the Dekapolis employed a Pompeian era and widely assumed that they adopted it when they were released from Hasmonaean subjection and granted semi-autonomy. Numismatic evidence from Nysa-Skythopolis has shown that its Pompeian era was only formally endorsed in the early years of the Roman Principate. Here, evidence is produced to indicate that a similar situation pertained to Gadara, and probably to the other members of the Dekapolis. This relatively late adoption of a Pompeian era is explained.
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