Beth‐shean

Japanese: ベテシャン（英語表記）Beth‐shean

A town on the eastern edge of the Jezreel Plain, the most fertile area in Israel. It is 120 meters below sea level, and the summers are very hot. It flourished as a key point of north-south trade from ancient times, and was under Egyptian control throughout the second half of the 2nd millennium BC, but was conquered by David and became part of Israel. During the Hellenistic period, it was called Scythopolis (meaning "town of the Scythians"), as it was a garrison for the Scythian cavalry under the Ptolemaic dynasty. In 63 BC, it was conquered by the Roman Pompey and became one of the Decapolis (an alliance of 10 Greek cities).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

イスラエルでもっとも肥沃なエズレル平野の東端にある町。海面より120mも低い地点にあり，夏はひじょうに暑い。古代から南北交易の要衝として栄え，前2千年紀後半を通じてエジプトの支配下にあったが，ダビデが征服してイスラエル領となる。ヘレニズム時代，プトレマイオス朝下のスキタイ人騎馬隊の駐屯地となったことから，スキュトポリスScythopolis(〈スキタイ人の町〉の意)と呼ばれた。前63年にはローマのポンペイウスが征服して，デカポリス(10市からなるギリシア都市連合)の一つとなった。

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