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Laodicea

Laodicea · f

the name of several cities

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What it meant

Lāŏdĭcēa — Lewis & Short

Lāŏdĭcēa, ae, f., = *laodi/keia,

I the name of several cities.
A In Cœle-Syria, near Lebanon, now Jusy, Mel. 1, 12.—
B In Phrygia Major, also called Lāŏdĭcīa, and Laudĭcēa, now Eski Hissar, Cic. Fam. 2, 17, 4; 15, 4, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 105; Vulg. Apoc. 1, 11 al.
II Hence,
A Lāŏdĭcensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Laodicea, Laodicean: civitas, Cic. Fam. 5. 20, 2; 13, 67, 1.
B Lāŏdĭcēni (Lau-dĭcēni, Cass. ap. Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 4, v. h. l.), ōrum, m., inhabitants of Laodicea, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82.

In the wild

6 of 45 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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