To check our tours and their reliable reviews, visit our website: gigiltours.com Laodikeia is an ancient city established by the Lycus river (Çürüksu). It was located within the borders of the province, which was called Caria and Lydia in the Hellenistic period, and Phrygia Pacatiana in the Roman period. The name of the city is mostly referred to as “Laodikeia on the shore of Lykos” in ancient sou
rces. According to other ancient sources, the city was built between 261-263 BC. It was founded by Antiochus and the city was named after Antiochus' wife, Laodike. In 130/129, the region was completely connected to Rome (first the Republic, then the Empire). The city, which has one of the first 7 churches of Christianity, became a religious center at the metropolitan level during the Early Byzantine Period.
