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CHAPTER II
LAODICEIA : THE GRAECO-ROMAN CITY
§ 1. Foundation, People, Religion p. 32. § 2. Situation and Territory p. 35.
§ 3. History, Trade, Finance p. 37. § 4. Woollen Manufactures p. 40. § 5. The
Zenonid Family p. 42. § 6. The Public Buildings, (a) Stadium Amphitheatrum
p. 47. (b) Gymnasium p. 47. (c) Water-Supply p. 48. (d) Walls p. 49. (e)
Theatres p. 49. (f) Temples p. 49. (g) Statues p. 50. § 7. Cultus. (a) Zeus
Laodicenus p. 51. (b) The Goddess p. 51. (c) Asklepios p. 52. (d) Apollo p. 53.
§ 8. Imperial Cultus p. 53. § 9. Coronatus, Stephanephoros p. 55. § 10. The
Ncokorate p. 5S. § 11. Tribes and Demos p. 60. § 12. Senate p. 60. § 13.
Dekaprotoi p. 63. § 14. Gerousia and Neoi p. 64. § 15. Magistrates p. 64.
§ 16. Official Dress p. 65. § 17. Archons, Grammateus p. 66. § 18. Strategoi
p. 67. § 19. Agoranomos p. 70. § 20. Other Municipal Officials p. 70. § 21.
Imperial Officials p. 70. § 22. Peregrini p. 71.
Appendices : I. Inscriptions p. 72. II. Bishops p. 78. III. Phrygia Paca-
tiana -p. 80.
§ 1. Foundation, People, Religion. Laodiceia was probably
founded by Antiochus II (261-246 B.C.), and named after his wife
Laodice \ The intention of this and of the numerous other Seleucid
colonies in Asia Minor was to strengthen the hold of the Seleucid
monarchy on the country. They were at once centres of a rather
debased form of Greek civilization and culture in a non-Greek land,
and military strongholds peopled by colonists likely to be faithful
to the Syrian kings2. Many such cities in Asia Minor, when they
1 Stephanus (s. v. AaoiUeia) AuSinr, distinct statement that Antiochus son
'Avrioxpv Kriafia tvv TraiSos rfjs 'S.rparo- of Stratonike, i.e. Antiochus 11, founded
viKrjs' ttj yap yvvaiKi avrov uvojxa Aaoducrj. it, and Eustathius's similar statement
Aior pijvvpa Si' Ep/iou, ovap 8111 xpr;(r/jo0 'Avri'o^os ?KTt(T6 waif 'Avrio)(tw §K (the
'ATrdXXaji'or. Stephanus also s.v. Avrtd- original has toO for tV) rijr "2,TpaTovi<r)s
Xflo, following a different authority and gp^o/toS So&Wos iv ivtlpott (ad Dionys.
placing the city in Caria, attributes the Per. p. 915, quoted by Droysen).
foundation to Antiochus I Soter (281- Addend. 4.
61), so far as his very doubtful state- ' Josephus Aid. Jud. XII 3 gives a
ment can be understood: M. Radet, statement by Antiochus the Great of
Beo. de I'hilol. 1893 p. 59,accepts it, and his reasons for making such colonies,
attributes the foundation to Antiochus I, and his expectation that the colonists
but he disregards both Stephanus's other would be loyal to him.
LAODICEIA : THE GRAECO-ROMAN CITY
§ 1. Foundation, People, Religion p. 32. § 2. Situation and Territory p. 35.
§ 3. History, Trade, Finance p. 37. § 4. Woollen Manufactures p. 40. § 5. The
Zenonid Family p. 42. § 6. The Public Buildings, (a) Stadium Amphitheatrum
p. 47. (b) Gymnasium p. 47. (c) Water-Supply p. 48. (d) Walls p. 49. (e)
Theatres p. 49. (f) Temples p. 49. (g) Statues p. 50. § 7. Cultus. (a) Zeus
Laodicenus p. 51. (b) The Goddess p. 51. (c) Asklepios p. 52. (d) Apollo p. 53.
§ 8. Imperial Cultus p. 53. § 9. Coronatus, Stephanephoros p. 55. § 10. The
Ncokorate p. 5S. § 11. Tribes and Demos p. 60. § 12. Senate p. 60. § 13.
Dekaprotoi p. 63. § 14. Gerousia and Neoi p. 64. § 15. Magistrates p. 64.
§ 16. Official Dress p. 65. § 17. Archons, Grammateus p. 66. § 18. Strategoi
p. 67. § 19. Agoranomos p. 70. § 20. Other Municipal Officials p. 70. § 21.
Imperial Officials p. 70. § 22. Peregrini p. 71.
Appendices : I. Inscriptions p. 72. II. Bishops p. 78. III. Phrygia Paca-
tiana -p. 80.
§ 1. Foundation, People, Religion. Laodiceia was probably
founded by Antiochus II (261-246 B.C.), and named after his wife
Laodice \ The intention of this and of the numerous other Seleucid
colonies in Asia Minor was to strengthen the hold of the Seleucid
monarchy on the country. They were at once centres of a rather
debased form of Greek civilization and culture in a non-Greek land,
and military strongholds peopled by colonists likely to be faithful
to the Syrian kings2. Many such cities in Asia Minor, when they
1 Stephanus (s. v. AaoiUeia) AuSinr, distinct statement that Antiochus son
'Avrioxpv Kriafia tvv TraiSos rfjs 'S.rparo- of Stratonike, i.e. Antiochus 11, founded
viKrjs' ttj yap yvvaiKi avrov uvojxa Aaoducrj. it, and Eustathius's similar statement
Aior pijvvpa Si' Ep/iou, ovap 8111 xpr;(r/jo0 'Avri'o^os ?KTt(T6 waif 'Avrio)(tw §K (the
'ATrdXXaji'or. Stephanus also s.v. Avrtd- original has toO for tV) rijr "2,TpaTovi<r)s
Xflo, following a different authority and gp^o/toS So&Wos iv ivtlpott (ad Dionys.
placing the city in Caria, attributes the Per. p. 915, quoted by Droysen).
foundation to Antiochus I Soter (281- Addend. 4.
61), so far as his very doubtful state- ' Josephus Aid. Jud. XII 3 gives a
ment can be understood: M. Radet, statement by Antiochus the Great of
Beo. de I'hilol. 1893 p. 59,accepts it, and his reasons for making such colonies,
attributes the foundation to Antiochus I, and his expectation that the colonists
but he disregards both Stephanus's other would be loyal to him.