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'''Laodicea''' (Also known as Laodicea on the Lycus; Greek: Λαοδικεια προς του Ληκου; Meaning "justice of the people" or "people's rights"), was earlier called '''Diospolis''' and '''Rhoas'''. Laodicea was a wealthy and powerful metropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana, built on the river Lycus in Anatolia, near the modern village of Eskihisar (Eski Hissar), Denizli Province, Turkey. | '''Laodicea''' (Also known as Laodicea on the Lycus; Greek: Λαοδικεια προς του Ληκου; Meaning "justice of the people" or "people's rights"), was earlier called '''Diospolis''' and '''Rhoas'''. Laodicea was a wealthy and powerful metropolis of Phrygia Pacatiana, built on the river Lycus in Anatolia, near the modern village of Eskihisar (Eski Hissar), Denizli Province, Turkey. | ||
{{Church | {{7 Church Ages}} | ||
==Key Features== | ==Key Features== | ||
Rich, wealthy, fertile, finance, commerce, metropolis, united government, worshipped the father of the gods (and therefore could accept all other gods), art, medicine, self-sustaining, aquaducts, earthquakes. | Rich, wealthy, fertile, finance, commerce, metropolis, united government, worshipped the father of the gods (and therefore could accept all other gods), art, medicine, self-sustaining, aquaducts, earthquakes. | ||