🏛️ Laodicea ad Mare
Ancient port city on the Syrian coast, now in southern Türkiye
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Hatay Province, Türkiye, near the Syrian border
- Founded circa 300 BCE by Seleucus I Nicator
- Served as the primary port for Antioch during the Seleucid and Roman periods
- Partially submerged and eroded due to coastal subsidence and sea-level change
Laodicea ad Mare was one of the major Hellenistic cities of the eastern Mediterranean, established as a port ...