Ongoing archaeological work in the ancient city of Laodicea, located in Turkey's Denizli Province, has led to a remarkable discovery: colorful Scylla statues. These ancient sculptures were ...

Archaeologists working in the ancient Turkish city of Laodicea have discovered a monumental statue of Trajan, a famed Roman emperor who led the empire to its greatest geographical extent.

The ancient theater of Laodicea, located in Denizli, Turkey, was revived through restoration efforts that began in 2019. Dating back to the 2nd century BCE, the theater had been reduced to ruins ...

An excavation within Laodicea uncovered a 2,100-year-old statue head of the goddess Hygieia. Revered as the goddess of health and cleanliness, statues of Hygieia were often located at key healing ...

Türkİye, Culture Ancient theater in Turkey to reopen after restoration ‘The world will witness the revival of a 2,200-year-old theater here,’ says head of excavation team in city of Laodicea ...

The ancient city of Laodicea's theatre hasn't seen a full crowd in centuries. For the first time in over a thousand years, the 2,200-year-old theatre hosted an audience of 15,000 people for a ...

DENIZLI, TURKEY—Hurriyet Daily News reports that a fragment of a sculpture depicting the head of a priest has been unearthed in the large ancient city of Laodicea, which is located in western ...

Seleucid Empire’s Laodicea's 15,000-seat ancient theater revived Originally built in the 2nd century BCE, it was destroyed by an earthquake in the 3rd century CE and subsequently rebuilt.