Laodicea

Laodicea (Greek: Λαοδικεία; Latin: Laodicea, in Germanized form of Laodicea, sometimes Laodicea ) is the name of at least six ancient cities that were named in the Hellenistic period after the Seleucid queen Laodice of the 3rd century BC. These include:

  • Laodicea ad Mare, today Latakia, Syria
  • Laodicea on the Lycus, near the present Denizli, Turkey, once Metropolis of Phrygia Pakatiane. It is the last of the seven churches which responds John in the Apocalypse ( Revelation 3:14-22 see ). This city was also the scene of the Council of Laodicea in the 4th century.
  • Laodicea Katakekaumene in Galatia

See also:

  • Laodicea
  • Disambiguation
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