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Laodicea on the Lycus
Laodicea on the Lycus (Greek: ; Latin: Laodicea ad Lycum), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia, earlier known as Diospolis and Rhoas – was the ancient metropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana (also attributed to Caria and Lydia), built on the river Lycus, in Anatolia near the modern village of Eskihisar (Eski Hissar), Denizli Province, Turkey.
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