Laodicea (Syria) (English spelling) Laodicea

Japanese: Laodicea(シリア)(英語表記)Laodicea
Laodicea (Syria) (English spelling) Laodicea

...Population: 303,000 (1994). The origins of the town date back to the ancient Phoenician period, when it was founded in 327 B.C. by Seleucus I and named Laodicea. Since then, it has prospered as one of the leading ports in Syria, but it has also become a place of battle between various powers, and the town has suffered extensive destruction.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Laodicea (Syria)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…人口30万3000(1994)。町の起源は古代フェニキア時代にさかのぼり,前327年,セレウコス1世によって都市建設が行われ,ラオディケアLaodiceaと名づけられた。以後,シリア地方有数の港として繁栄する一方,諸勢力の攻防の地となり,町の破壊も激しかった。…

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