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Antiochus II Theos ruled the Seleucid empire from 261 to 246 B.C.E. He is responsible for naming the site Laodicea after his wife, Laodice I. Later he divorced Laodice, but the name stuck.
HIP/Art Resource, NY
Antiochus II Theos ruled the Seleucid empire from 261 to 246 B.C.E. He is responsible for naming the site Laodicea after his wife, Laodice I. Later he divorced Laodice, but the name stuck.