Laodicea on the Lycus was built on the site of an earlier pre-Hellenistic settlement, on a hill above the Lycus river, close to its confluence with the Maeander.

Jul 17, 2025 · The church of Laodicea is the last of seven churches addressed in Revelation. This harsh pronouncement suggests that the Christians at Laodicea—located in modern Turkey—wavered in …

Laodicea, the ancient name of several cities of western Asia, mostly founded or rebuilt in the 3rd century bce by rulers of the Seleucid dynasty and named for Laodice, the mother of Seleucus I Nicator, or for …

Jun 6, 2023 · Founded in 260 BC by King Antiochus II, the city of Laodicea is infamously known as the home of the apostate church that was heartily condemned by the Lord Jesus in Revelation 3:14–22.

Laodicea, an ancient city located in the region of Phrygia in Asia Minor, is prominently mentioned in the New Testament. It was one of the seven churches addressed in the Book of Revelation and is …

Laodicea was ideally situated between three major waterways—the Lycus, the Kapros, and the Asopus rivers. By Pliny’s day, the city was a major center for the worship of Zeus. Hadrian’s visit in 129 CE …

Nov 18, 2025 · It sits near the modern city of Denizli and not too far from the white travertine terraces of Pamukkale and ancient Hierapolis. Laodicea was founded by Antiochus II Theos, King of the …

Photos and description of biblical Laodicea, home of one of the seven churches of Revelation

Laodicea was therefore one of the furthest inland of the classical “seven churches.” The most extensive reference to the city and its inhabitants is found in the address to it in the Revelation of John.

Jan 6, 2019 · The city of Laodicea (Greek Laodikeia) on the Lycus (Laodicea ad Lycum), situated one mile south of the Lycus River in the Lycus Valley west of Colossae and south of Hierapolis, was …