Laodicea Combusta
Laodicea Combusta (
Etymology
Its surname (
Some ancient authors describe it as situated in Lycaonia[4] and others as a town of Pisidia,[5] and Ptolemy[6] places it in Galatia, but this discrepancy is easily explained by recollecting that the territories just mentioned were often extended or reduced in extent, so that at one time the town belonged to Lycaonia, while at another it formed part of Pisidia. Its foundation is not mentioned by any ancient writer.
History
Laodicea was one of the five cities built by
Later, Laodicea was part of the
Numerous fragments of ancient architecture and sculpture have been found and visitors in the 19th century described seeing inscribed marbles, altars, columns, capitals, friezes, and cornices dispersed throughout the streets and among the houses and burying grounds. From this it would appear that Laodicea must once have been a very considerable town. Nowadays unfortunately almost no archaeological sites or monuments remain.[1]
Ecclesiastic history
The Christian community of Laodicea might go back to the journeys of Paul and existed latest by the second century as attested by inscriptions. It seems that it was one of the most christianised places in the area.
Since 1933 it is a titular see but it has been vacant.[11]
See also
Notes
- ^ ISBN 9789004352520. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ xii. pp. 576, 579, xiii. pp. 626, 628, 637.
- ^ Researches, ii. p. 194.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium s. v.; Strabo xiv. p. 663.
- ^ Socrates, Hist. Eccl. vi. 18; Hierocles p. 672.
- ^ v. 4. § 10.
- ^ Sestini, Mon. Ant. p. 95 ; comp. Droysen, Gesch. des Hellen. i. p. 663, foll.
- ISBN 9780804726306. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ISBN 9780190610463. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ISBN 9789004264281. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Laodicea Combusta". Catholic-Hierarchy. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
References
- ISBN 0-691-03169-X, p. 63.
External links
- Hazlitt, Classical Gazetteer, "Laodicea"
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, "Laodiceia", London, (1854)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Laodiceia Combusta". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.