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DigsSite Name: Laodikeia Alternative Name: Laodiceia ad Lycum, Laodicea
Country: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 6.228 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Denizli
Latitude: 37.835690N  Longitude: 29.108507E
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Laodikeia
Laodikeia submitted by davidmorgan : Temple "A", possibly the Temple of Apollo. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient city in Denizli Province, Turkey, founded in around 261-253 BC by Seleucid King Antiochus II in honour of his wife, Laodice. It later became a prosperous Roman market town.

It was destroyed by an earthquake in 60CE.

Note: Athena and Janus’ heads unearthed in Ancient Laodicea, see the most recent comment on our page
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Laodikeia submitted by davidmorgan : Another view of Temple "A". Which I think was dedicated to Zeus or Apollo. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Laodikeia submitted by davidmorgan : Through a reconstructed portal towards the porticoes on the north agora. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Laodikeia submitted by davidmorgan : Porticoes on the north agora. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Laodikeia submitted by davidmorgan : The west theatre. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Laodikeia submitted by Creative Commons : Temple "A" Creative Commons image by Rjdeadly Site in Turkey

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Laodikeia submitted by Creative Commons : Syria Street in Laodicea This is what's left of Syria Street, the main street of the ancient city of Laodicea. Laodicea is a very ancient center that was originally known as Diospolis of Phygria, but following the conquest of Phygria and the other Eastern empires by Alexander the Great, the city passed down through the line of Alexander's generals to Antiochus II Theos (261-253 BC), who renam...

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Laodikeia submitted by davidmorgan : Reconstructing Laodikeia. I think it might be the Nymphaion that they are working on here.

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Laodikeia submitted by davidmorgan : View from the east baths at Laodikeia across to the travertines of Pamukkale/Hierapolis in the distance.

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Laodikeia submitted by davidmorgan : Syria Street looking east.

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Laodikeia submitted by davidmorgan : The north theatre. The travertines of Hierapolis can be seen in the distance on the left.

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Laodikeia submitted by davidmorgan : View south from the ruined bouleuterion across the southern agora to the gymnasium/baths complex.

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Laodikeia submitted by davidmorgan : The stadium at Laodicea is now being excavated from 2017. Photo Oct. 2013.

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Laodicea’s western theater to open soon by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 14 May 2019
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A theater predating many civilizations in the western province of Denizli will soon start receiving visitors after excavation and restoration works are done.

The 2,200-year-old theater in ancient city of Laodicea dates back to the Hellenstic era.

Work have been continuing in Laodicea, which has one of the seven churches mentioned in the Bible and is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, since 2003 under the leadership of the head of Pamukkale University Department of Archaeology, Professor Celal Şimşek.

So far many important structures such as a church, temple and sacred agora have been unearthed in the ancient settlement.

The streets named “Syria” and “Stadium” have been revived with their columns, too, in the ancient city.

Speaking to the state-run Anadolu Agency, Şimşek said that Laodicea was one of the largest ancient cities in Anatolia in the third century B.C., when it was first built. According to Şimşek, Laodicea also had the largest Anatolian stadium at the time along with two theaters in both the northern and western part of the ancient city.

Source: Hürriyet
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    Re: Laodicea’s western theater to open soon by Andy B on Friday, 17 May 2019
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    Thanks David, could you keep an eye out for when it actually opens as I'd rather do a news item at that point - a shame they don't give more of an idea... Cheers
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Athena’s head unearthed in Laodicea by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 01 September 2015
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Two statue heads buried 10 meters under the ground were brought to light in the ancient city of Laodicea, located in the western province of Denizli.

The heads of Athena, goddess of reason, crafts, arts and literature, and Janus, god of beginnings and transitions, were unearthed on Stadium Street and held under protection.

Excavations have been continuing in Denizli’s largest ancient city, which is home to one of the seven churches mentioned in the Bible, by Pamukkale University. Following a marble block of ancient water laws, unearthed last week, the ancient city this week offered the heads of Athena and double-faced Janus. It is hypothesized that the heads were buried by smugglers to be unearthed later.

The statues are thought to date 1,800 years back, to the 2nd century A.D.

The head of the excavations, Pamukkale University Archaeology Institute Director and head of Archaeology Department, Professor Celal Şimşek said agricultural activities in the region were halted in 2003 and excavations had started. He added that the head of sculptures were found close to the surface, proof that illegal excavations had been carried out before the legal excavations started.

“Before we started excavations, treasure hunters found the heads of statues 12 years ago, and reburied them. I think they were looking for a market to sell them. Then they were not able to come to this area again after we started [the excavations]. As a team, we are very pleased to find the sculptures.”

Stating that the most important finding of 2015 was Athena, also known as the weaver goddess, providing further testimony that Laodicea was a very significant textile center in the ancient ages, Şimşek said,
“Last year’s excavations unearthed weaving looms weights and 1,500-year-old woolen clothes. Now we uncovered dyeing materials used to give color to these artifacts. We see that the weaver goddess was, too, loved in the city and festivals were held for the sake of her. Athena’s head was made like a young girl. Its facial features are very detailed. It looks like it is alive.”

Şimşek said the pieces of sculptures proved the existence of dozens of other sculptures in the region.
“The sculptures were of governors and top officials who served the city in the ancient ages. The double-faced head of the Roman god Janus symbolizes the past and future. It also watched those who entered and left the city. One of the face is mature, other face is young,” Şimşek said, thus reflecting the characteristics of that time.

These exciting, current excavations in Denizli reveal thousands of years of the region’s traditions.

Source: Hürriyet
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Re: Laodikeia by davidmorgan on Thursday, 31 October 2013
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There's a huge team from the University of Pamukkale working on the restoration/reconstruction of Laodicea at the moment.
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Huge old columns found underground in ancient city of Laodicea by davidmorgan on Friday, 23 August 2013
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Excavations in the Aegean province of Denizli’s ancient city of Laodicea have revealed 1,900-year-old huge columns seven meters underground. The columns were found in the area known as the northern agora, one of the oldest faith centers in Anatolia.

The head of the excavations, Professor Celal Şimşek, said the northern agora had been discovered last year and they were continuing restoration and conservation work there. He said the area was one of the largest agoras in Anatolia. “The columned galleries here are in a rectangular shape on an area of 35,000 square meters. We previously revived the columned galleries that we call the eastern porch. This year we found the extension of these columns seven meters underground. They were in the same condition as when an earthquake ruined them. The columns date back to 1,900 years ago. Dust erosion and residue have filled the earth here and preserved the columns.”

Şimşek said their goal was to finish the excavations by the end of the year and to revive the columns in the beginning of the next year. He said the ancient city of Laodicea had served as a religious center.
“When the columned galleries are completely unearthed, there will be a very nice touring area. Tourists will have the chance to see traces from the past up close.”

Source: Hürriyet
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UNESCO temporary list includes Laodicea by davidmorgan on Wednesday, 05 June 2013
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The largest ancient city of Denizli, Laodicea, has been added to the World Heritage Temporary List.

The head of the excavations, Professor Celal Şimşek said the ancient site had been waiting for this moment since March. UNESCO has decided to add the site to the list. The pieces found during excavations showed that the history of weaving dated back 4,000 years in Denizli, an area identified with the textile sector in modern Turkey.

The excavations have continued for many years and Şimşek has been the head of the excavations for nine years. “Getting to the list means that they are accepting us,” he added. “There will be many new legislations and regulations,” Şimşek said.

“As far as we have learned from Laodicea, there are three temples in this 250-by-100 meter divine area. One was dedicated to Zeus and to Athena. There is a bust of Athena on a column in the temple. We are still searching for the god of the third temple.”

Laodicea is very important as it contains many clues about the economy and trade in the past.

Şimşek said Laodicea’s city plan might have inspired today’s architects and city planners. “The architecture of social, religious and other buildings in the ancient city was all part of a specific system.”

Archaeologists have found that the main street of Laodicea includes shops, he said. Just outside the city, archaeologists have found large burial grounds with tombs spread throughout.

Source: Hürriyet.
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Laodicea heads for World Heritage List by davidmorgan on Thursday, 07 February 2013
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Denizli Municipality has submitted documents to UNESCO for the inclusion of the ancient city of Laodicea on the agency’s World Heritage List.

The ancient city is one of the strongest candidates for the list, Denizli Mayor Osman Zolan said in a written statement.

“Work has begun to include the ancient city, which is home to one of the seven holy churches mentioned in the Bible and the only ancient city in Anatolia with four baths and two theaters in the UNESCO list,” he said, adding that the city also boasted the largest ancient stadium in Anatolia.

He said the necessary documents had been sent to the Culture and Tourism Ministry and that it had been included in 37 places that would become candidates for the UNESCO World Heritage List.

“We have made great progress in the excavations in the ancient city in the last four years. Excavations have been continuing for 12 months. We discovered an ancient church structure. Last year, the ancient city was visited by 300,000 tourists. Our goal is to increase this number to 1.5 million,” the mayor said.

The city of Laodicea was one of the chief seats of Christianity. Laodicea receives passing mention in the epistle to the Colossians and is one of the seven churches of Asia mentioned in the Book of Revelations.

The Laodicean church is thought to have been founded by the Colossian Epaphras, a Christian preacher.

Source: Hurriyet.
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Resurrecting the past - Ancient Laodicea by davidmorgan on Thursday, 13 December 2012
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Cranes, excavators, teams of workmen in hard-hats and foremen shouting into their mobile phones are a ubiquitous feature of today's Turkey, a country where, in spite of a global economic slowdown, new buildings continue to be erected at a staggering rate. Take a trip to Laodicea, however, and you'll see a “building site” with a twist. For here a long abandoned Greek-Roman city is being resurrected wholesale from its ruins by … construction cranes and teams of workmen in hard-hats!

Sprawling across a low hill between the prosperous textile town of Denizli and the iconic travertine formations of Pamukkale in western Turkey, ancient Laodicea is generally overlooked by the vast majority of visitors, who tend to be drawn instead to Pamukkale and its associated site of Hierapolis, or the wonderful remains at Aphrodisias, not too much further away. Only bible groups, attracted to Laodicea because it is one of the Seven Churches mentioned in the New Testament's Revelation of John, buck the trend.

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