The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-11-06

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being used In by the armies OF xerxes Alexander M
Great Frederick Barbarossa and many others Inc runs
~ Iaodcea lie upon commanding elevation which gives
fine view of surrounding country About eight miles,
distant stands Mount Cadmus. white with snow whe a.
that is left of Colossae rests at It's base
On the other hand beyond the valley Of the Lycus
NAV be SEEN gmmerng in the sunlight the huge cascades
which plunge plateau where the city OF Herapos
is situated Nesting the foot of the HILL upon which me
acropols stood, is the little village OF Gon1eh' whno
away to SOUTH with the mountain range OF bapa Dasn
in the background is the larger Turkish town OF Dens
these places have been practically built from inc
ruins of Laodicea.
In the spring year the valleys and slopes about
aodcea green and the surrounding coun
try from the ruins presents picture not I'M
friendly to eye the fields cultivated up 10
the walls city within the city limits which PROB
ably cover an miles there Is not enough
vegetation feed hungry goat 1t is scene OF desoia
tion only snakes lizards turtles and proving jack
ais now refuge subterranean caverns The tomb
stone cutter regular visitor Occasionally
a camel may be seen vending Its way slowly
through ruined streets But otherwise 1t is place long
since rejected and shorn of every symbol OF former great
Yet Laodicea was the chief emporium Of central
Asia Minor It of the Seven Churches
For something like years city deemed OF
the important to possess. not only from military
point Of vew but also from the standpoint OF the snews
wherewh conduct The opulent citizens OF Lao
dicea prey the greed Of Roman Tartar and
conquerors In times of the hardships caused
by earthquakes severely the pestilence
the people attached to their city that
they rebuilt repeatedly of their and each
greater splendor than before 1t was only when
Tamerlane scarcely left the other and when
about 1880 d. slaughtered or sold the inhab
into slavery that the city became what 1t Is to-day
one vast field studded with heaps of ruins
Considering the caused by earthquakes. time
Laodicea, however at present is still In
remarkable state of preservation The stadium Is almost
The steps in the sides Of HILL which forms
for this monument The plan Of the gymna
SUM preserved that almost the entire building
be Two theaters. one Of which devoted to
music practically complete Scattered the field,
in of entanged ruins end Of temples with
of columns still In place. The ancient aQueduct
partially preserved and shows clearly how the
from long distance the hydrostac prin-
cipe of its seeking its level The aqueduct Is
lofty archway such characterize those of Roman origin
throughout Asia Minor and Italy but is built close
ground and the water conducted to the city massive
pipes hill and down from distant range
the bed Of the little river of Asopos stand the broken
piers Of bridge which led to Christian cemetery
neighborng hill opposite the city The ancient pagan
metropolis situated just outside the city limits.
where the village of Gonjei stands Many interesting
sarcophagi have been found and removed
Laodicea had three gateways pierced
solid walls which extended the circumference