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🏛️ Colonia Comama-Laodicea ad Lycum

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🏛️ Colonia Comama-Laodicea ad Lycum
Roman colonial settlement in southwestern Phrygia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 16:17
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Denizli Province, western Türkiye, near the Lycus River valley
  • Founded as a Roman colony in the 1st century CE under the early Imperial period
  • Named for both its local Phrygian designation (Comama) and Roman administrative title (Laodicea ad Lycum)
  • Site lies within the broader archaeological landscape of ancient Phrygia

Colonia Comama-Laodicea ad Lycum was a Roman settlement established in southwestern Phrygia during the early Imperial period. The ...

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