Laodicea

Summary

Laodicea is an ancient city^[1]. Laodicea draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (ancient_city category, ranking #124 of 953).^[2]

Key Facts

• Laodicea is in the country of Seleucid Empire^[3].
• Laodicea is in the country of Ancient Rome^[4].
• Laodicea is in the country of Palmyrene Empire^[5].
• Laodicea is in the country of Byzantine Empire^[6].
• Laodicea is in the country of Sasanian Empire^[7].
• Laodicea's image is recorded as LatakiaArco.jpg^[8].
• Laodicea's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[9].
• Laodicea's founder is recorded as Seleucus I Nicator^[10].
• Laodice of Macedonia is named after Laodicea^[11].
• Laodicea's Commons category is recorded as Laodicea in Syria^[12].
• Laodicea's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.518923, 'lon': 35.77663}^[13].
• Laodicea's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[14].
• Laodicea's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[15].
• Laodicea's replaced by is recorded as Latakia^[16].
• Laodicea's Pleiades ID is recorded as 668290^[17].
• Laodicea's time period is recorded as classical antiquity^[18].
• Laodicea's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/1212ghkr^[19].
• Laodicea's Orthodox Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 2463115^[20].
• Laodicea's ToposText place ID is recorded as 355358PLao^[21].
• Laodicea's MANTO ID is recorded as 10150361^[22].

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Geography

Country listings include Seleucid Empire^[3], a Hellenistic kingdom^[23], in Seleucid Empire^[24], founded in -0312^[25]; Ancient Rome^[4], a historical country^[26], founded in -0753^[27]; Palmyrene Empire^[5], a historical country^[28], in Syria^[29], founded in 0270^[30]; Byzantine Empire^[6], an empire^[31], in Roman Empire^[32], founded in 0395^[33]; and Sasanian Empire^[7], a Persian Empire^[34], in Sasanian Empire^[35], founded in 0224^[36].

Designation and Status

Laodicea's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[9].

History and Context

Laodice of Macedonia is named after Laodicea^[11].

Why It Matters

Laodicea draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (ancient_city category, ranking #124 of 953).^[2] Laodicea has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Laodicea is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]