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Laodicea Combusta

Hellenistic city in Central Anatolia, Turkey

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Laodicea Combusta (Ancient Greek: Λαοδίκεια Κατακεκαυμένη, Laodikeia Katakekaumenê, "Laodicea the Burned") or Laodicea (Greek: Λαοδίκεια), and later known as Claudiolaodicea, was a Hellenistic city in central Anatolia, in the region of Pisidia; its site is currently occupied by the town of Ladik in the municipality of Sarayönü, Konya Province, in Central Anatolia, Turkey.

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Renamed Claudiolaodicea

41 AD

Name used until end of third century

end of 3rd century

Bishop at Council of Constantinople

692 AD

Sacked and population deported

770

Established as titular see

1933

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Turkey

Coordinates

38.19° N, 32.37° E