🏛️ 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 city to serve the inland metropolis of Antioch. Named after Laodice, mother of Seleucus I, it flourished under Seleucid rule and later became an important Roman settlement. The site preserves fragmentary remains of walls, churches, and harbor structures from successive periods of occupation spanning from the Hellenistic age through the Byzantine era ...