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Laodicea, in Phrygia (Turkey), was a Hellenistic Period and Roman city which was abandoned after a severe earthquake that damaged its waterways. Later, groups of Sassanids and then Arabs repeatedly plundered the city. Following its abandonment, the city became a stone and lime quarry.
Serrano, E. (2020, July 14). Ruins at Laodicea on the Lycus. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/12468/
Serrano, Edgar. "Ruins at Laodicea on the Lycus." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 14, 2020. https://www.ancient.eu/image/12468/.
Serrano, Edgar. "Ruins at Laodicea on the Lycus." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 14 Jul 2020. Web. 02 Mar 2021.
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