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🏛️ Themisonium-Laodicea ad Lycum

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🏛️ Themisonium-Laodicea ad Lycum
Hellenistic and Roman settlement ruins in southwestern Anatolia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 15 Mar 2026 at 22:30
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located in Denizli Province, southwestern Türkiye, near the Lycus River valley
  • Dual-phase settlement: originally Hellenistic Themisonium, later refounded as Roman Laodicea ad Lycum
  • Regional administrative and commercial centre during the Roman Imperial period
  • Remains consist primarily of foundation walls, pottery fragments, and scattered architectural elements

Themisonium-Laodicea ad Lycum was a settlement of shifting significance in the Lycus River region of ancient Phrygia. The ...

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