Laodicea (); also transliterated as Laodikeia or Laodiceia was a Hellenistic city in Mesopotamia. Pliny (vi. 30) places Laodicea along with Seleucia and Artemita. Laodicea's precise location is unknown, but it is in modern-day Iraq. See also List of ancient Greek cities Nahavand External links Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, "Laodiceia", London, (1854) Seleucid colonies Former populated places in Iraq