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Laodicea Ancient City is located 6 km northeast of the modern-day Denizli province, at the western edge of the ancient region of Phrygia. Strategically situated in the middle of the Lykos (Çürüksu) Valley, the city was founded in the 3rd century BCE by Seleucid King Antiochus II in the name of his wife Laodice. According to ancient sources, the city was built on the sites of earlier sacred settlements known as Diospolis and Rhoas. Laodicea Ancient City (Cultural Portal) Prior to Foundation Excav