Laodicea holds an important place in history. Founded on the site of an earlier city by Antiochus II, king of the Seleucid Empire, between 261 and 253 BCE, it was named in honor of his wife Laodice.

The Mauryan Empire (322 BCE - 185 BCE) was the first and one of the most influential empires in the Indian subcontinent. Founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE, it extended from present-day ...

Night - Mostly clear. Winds variable at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 46 °F (7.8 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 75 °F (23.9 °C). Winds variable at 5 to 8 mph (8 to 12. ...

During the Seleucid era, it was the capital base for ... Ottomans and every other empire that ruled over the city in the past two millennia. The Jews who remain are strongly attached to the ...