Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-10-28

of communication for military enterprises,
being by the armies of Xerxes Alexander the
Great Barbarossa and others The ruins
of lie upon commanding elevation, which gives
of the surrounding country About eight miles
stands Mount Cadmus white with snow, while all
that is left of Colossae rests at it's base.
the other hand beyond the fertile valley OF the Lycus
may glimmering in the sunlight the huge cascades
which plunge the plateau where the city of Hierapos
situated Nesting the foot of the HILL which the
acropos once stood the little village of Gonjeli while
away the south with the mountain range of Bahia Dagh
the background. is the larger Turkish town OF Deniz
Both of these places have been practically pult from inc
ruins of Laodicea.
In the spring of the year the valleys slopes about
Laodcea with verdure and the surrounding coun'
viewed from the ruins presents picture not I'M
friendly the eye. In fact the fields cultivated up to
walls of the city But within the city limits which prob
ably two miles square, there is not enough
vegetation feed hungry goat 1t is scene of desoa-
on where only snakes lizards turtles and proving jack
seek refuge in suberranean caverns The tomb
stone cutter from DeniZi is regular VISITOR occasionally
a camel caravan may be vending it's way slowly
through streets But otherwise it is place long
rejected symbol of former great
Yet Laodcea the chief emporium of central
Asia Minor 1t the seat of of the Seven Churches
something like 400 years this city deemed Of
the most important to possess not only from military
point but also from the standpoint of the sinews
wherewith to conduct war The opuent citizens OF Lao
dcea often fell prey to the greed of Roman Tartar and
Turkish conquerors In times of the harshps caused
earthquakes felt severely the pestience
Yet the people attached to their city that
time greater splendor than before 1t only when
Tamerane scarcely left stone the other and when
the Turks about 1880 A d. slaughtered sold the inhab
slavery that the city became what is to-day
one vast field studded with heaps of ruins.
Considering the ravages caused by earthquakes time
and war; Laodicea, however, at present, is still in
remarkable state of preservation The stadium is almost
The steps repose in the sides of HILL which forms
natural base for this monument The plan of the gymna
SUM so well preserved that almost the entire building
can be seen Two theaers of which devoted to
music practically complete Scattered the field,
IF Ulplr Of with
of columns still in place The ancient aqueduct
partially and shows clearly how the water
from long distance the hydrosatic prn
cple of it's seeking its level The aqueduct is not
lofty archway such characterize those of Roman origin
Asia Minor and Italy but is built close to the
ground the conducted to the city in massive
pipes hill and down from distant mountain
of the little river of Asopos stand the broken
bridge which led to Christian cemetery
neghborng hill opposite the city The ancient pagan
metropolis situated just outside the city limits
the village of Gonje stands Many interesting
sarcophag have been found and removed to various
Laodcea had three gateways which pierced
solid walls which extended around the circumference