Laodicea; Laodikeia

Japanese: ラオディケア(英語表記)Laodicea; Laodikeia
Laodicea; Laodikeia
The names of several cities in Western Asia during the Hellenistic period. Greek name: Laodicea. Most of them were built in the 3rd century BC by the Seleucid king Antiochus II and named after his queen, Laodicea. The most famous is Laodicea in Phrygia, whose ruins are in Eskihisar, west of Denizli, Turkey. It flourished as a trading city along the road from Ephesus to Syria and was famous for its finances and wool. It became a Roman province in 133 BC, and a church was established there early on, making it a Christian city. Other names include "Laodicea by the Sea," "Laodicea in Lebanon," and "Laodicea in Lycaonia."

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Japanese:
ヘレニズム時代の西アジアのいくつかの都市名。ギリシア名ラオディケイア。そのほとんどが前3世紀,セレウコス朝の王アンチオコス2世によって建てられ,その王妃ラオディケにちなんでこの名を与えられた。最も有名なのはフリュギアのラオディケアで,現トルコのデニズリの西エスキヒサルに遺跡がある。エフェソスからシリアにいたる街道に沿った通商都市として隆盛をきわめ,金融業と羊毛で有名。前 133年ローマの属州となり,早く教会が設立されてキリスト教都市となった。ほかに「海沿いのラオディケア」「レバノンのラオディケア」「リュカオニアのラオディケア」などがある。

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