Credit: Carole Raddato/CC BY-SA 2.0 The city of Laodicea was first constructed by Antiochus II Theos in 261-253 BC in honor of his wife Laodice, but it was most likely founded on the site of an even ...

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Laodicea holds an important place in history. Founded on the site of an earlier city by Antiochus II, king of the Seleucid Empire, between 261 and 253 BCE, it was named in honor of his wife Laodice.

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For the next sixty years, various Seleucids would be appointed governors of the province. In 247 BC, Ptolemy III took advantage of the death of Antiochus II and usurped the Seleucid capital at Antioch ...