Laodicea ad Libanum ("Laodicea by Mount Lebanon") (), also transliterated as Laodiceia or Laodikeia; also Cabrosa, Scabrosa and Cabiosa Laodiceia – was an ancient Hellenistic city on the Orontes in Coele-Syria, the remains of which are found approximately 25 km southwest of Homs, Syria (at Kadesh). The city is mentioned by Strabo (xvi. p. 755) as the commencement of the Marsyas Campus, which extended along the west side of the Orontes, near its source. It is called Cabiosa Laodiceia by Ptolemy (Kabiôsa Laodikeia, v. 15), and gives its name to a district Laodicene (Laodikênê), in which he places two other towns, Paradisus (Paradeisos) and Jabruda (Iabmouda). Pliny (v. 23), among other people of Syria, reckons ad orientem Laodicenos, qui ad Libanum cognominantur. Laodicea ad Libanum is a titular see of the Catholic Church, Laodicensis ad Libanum; the seat was held by bishop Paul Bassim. See also List of ancient Greek cities Kadesh – Ancient city (abandoned) in same location References External links Hazlitt, Classical Gazetteer, "Laodicea" Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, "Laodiceia", London, (1854) Hellenistic sites in Syria Seleucid colonies Roman sites in Syria Catholic titular sees in Asia Former populated places in Syria