Laodicea — ( el. Λαοδίκεια), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia was the name for at least seven Hellenistic cities, which were named for one of the several queens named Laodice in the Seleucid dynasty. The Greeks distinguished such cities by… … Wikipedia
Laodicea — • A titular see, of Asia Minor, metropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana, said to have been originally called Diospolis and Rhoas; Antiochus II colonized it between 261 and 246 B.C., and gave it the name of his wife, Laodice Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia
LAODICEA — LAODICEA, city in phrygia on the river Lycus. There is preserved in Josephus a letter from the Laodicean authorities to a Roman official (Ant. 14:241–3). In it the Laodiceans inform the official that they had received a letter from him through a… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Laodicea — es una ciudad del antiguo Imperio Seléucida, establecida entre 261 a. C. y 245 a. C. por el rey Antíoco II Teos y nombrada en honor de su esposa Laodice. Estaba ubicada a unos 6km al norte de la actual ciudad turca de Denizli … Wikipedia Español
Laodicea — Laodicēa, grch. Laodikeia, im Altertum Stadt im südwestl. Phrygien (jetzt Eski Hissar), von Antiochus II. (261 246 v. Chr.) erbaut … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Laodicea — Laodicea, Stadt in Phrygien, bekannt durch die Concilien von 363 (Verzeichniß der canonischen Schriften) und 476 (Verurtheilung des Eutyches, s. d.). – L. in Syrien. das heutige Latikiah, war durch seinen Wein berühmt … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Laodicea — es una ciudad del antiguo Imperio Seléucida, establecida entre 261 adC y 245 adC por el rey Antíoco II Teos y nombrada en honor de su esposa Laodice. Estaba ubicada a unos 6km al norte de la actual ciudad turca de Denizli (Turquía), en la… … Enciclopedia Universal
Laodicea — [lā äd΄i sē′ə, lā′ə dəsē′ə] 1. ancient city in Phrygia, SW Asia Minor 2. ancient name for LATAKIA2 (the seaport) … English World dictionary
LAODICEA — I. LAODICEA Mediae urbs cuius Paulus ad Coloss. c. 4. v. 15. et 16. meminit. Eius Ep increpat fil. Dei, Apoc. c. 2. v. 18. Terrae motu, sub Nerone, destructa, opibus incolarum postmodum iterum reparata est. Tertull. c. Marc. Epiphan. haer. 42.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Laodicea — /lay od euh see euh, lay euh deuh /, n. ancient name of Latakia. * * * ▪ ancient cities, Asia the ancient name of several cities of western Asia, mostly founded or rebuilt in the 3rd century BC by rulers of the Seleucid dynasty, and named… … Universalium
