Over the past two decades, excavations at Laodicea, the Roman provincial capital of Phrygia in modern-day Turkey, have produced some remarkable finds. These have included frescoed travertine walls, a ...

Originally built in the 2nd century BCE, it was destroyed by an earthquake in the 3rd century CE and subsequently rebuilt. The ancient theater of Laodicea, located in Denizli, Turkey, was revived ...

An ancient theater in southwestern Turkey will reopen when restoration work is completed in the 2,200-year-old site next year. The ancient city of Laodicea, which is listed as a tentative UNESCO World ...

Located in Denizli Province across southwestern Turkey, ancient cities of Hierapolis and Laodicea provide rare archaeological ...

Archaeologists unearthed the head of a Greek statue, likely depicting the goddess Hygieia, in the ancient city of Laodicea, Turkey. Dating back over two millennia, the find illuminates the city's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marble statue of Athena found by archaeologists in Laodicea’s Western Theater near Denizli, Turkey, April 23, 2026. (photo credit: ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a two-metre-tall marble statue of the Greek goddess Athena in the ancient city of Laodicea’s Western Theatre. Dating to the reign of Emperor Augustus, the piece ...

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 ...

After more than 1300 years of silence, water flows again under the arches of the Asopos Bridge in Laodicea in modern Turkey. This moment symbolizes an important stage in the restoration of one of the ...

In southwestern Turkey, fresco travertine rock formations dating back 1,750 years, buried underground after an earthquake in AD 494, have been recovered from seven meters underground. Listed on UNESCO ...

A landmark dig in an ancient Turkish city has unearthed a towering 2-metre-tall white marble statue of Athena in a location referenced in the Bible. Archaeologists uncovered the statue lying face down ...