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Archaeologists recently excavated the ruins of the large Roman Council hall in Türkiye. Early Christian worship.
The discoveries found in the ancient city of Laodicare were reported in August by the Turkish news agency Anadoru Agency.
Located in the modern state of Denisli, Turkey, Laodicare has been mentioned many times throughout the Bible, including the Revelation.
In Revelation 1:11 (KJV), Jesus Christ says to John: It’s in Asia;To Ephesus, then Smyrna, then Pergamo, then Tiatira, then Sardis, then Philadelphia, and to Laodicare. ”
Laodicea also appears in the Colossians. The apostle Paul recognizes it as an early Christian community.
Aerial shots and early Christian symbols of Lao Dicare sites seen in Denizli, Turkey on July 30, 2025. This finding highlights the importance of Laodicare, both as a political hub and a Christian centre in Rome. (via Sebahat Dinzeirek/AnadoruGetty Images)
Photos on the site show a cross engraved on stone and what appears to be an early Christian chiro monogram. The first two letters of “Christ” At Koine Greek. Etching also involves Greek texts.
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The image also shows the remains of the ancient Roman Council building, including headless statues and theatre ruins of Roman Emperor Trajan.
Early Christian sculptures from the site depicted in Denizli on July 30, 2025. Laodicare archaeologists have revealed an etching that points to the rise of the Christian faith. (via Sebahat Dinzeirek/AnadoruGetty Images)
Archaeologists don’t know the age of Christian etching, but believe the building dates back about 2,050 years.
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In the past, excavators have found statues of the priest’s heads on the site, according to a Turkish news agency. Homer’s “Odyssey.”
The headless Roman statue, previously excavated in an ancient site in Lao Dicare, will be seen in Denizli on July 30, 2025. The ruins of Council Hall showcase the excellence of Lao Dicare in the second half of the 1st century BC (via Sebahat Dinzeirek/AnadoruGetty Images)
Archaeologists have told the press that the ancient buildings serve as the main political and judicial centres of Laodicare, and their form may be the first of its kind in Anatolia, with pentagonal exterior walls and hexagonal plans.
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According to the same source, the structure had as many as 800 members in the second half of the first century BC, with various citizens, elders and young people engraved in their seats.
This discovery follows a recent series of Bibles Archaeology discovers This year it was headlined.
Views of the ancient ruins of Lao Dicare seen in Denizli, Turkey on July 30, 2025. Laodicea, recently unearthed, has been mentioned many times throughout the Bible, including in the Book of Revelation. (via Sebahat Dinzeirek/AnadoruGetty Images)
This spring, an Israeli child found an ancient amulet Tel Azeka, A hill in the Jewish hills referenced in the book of Samuel.
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Earlier this year, a group of archaeologists Ancient Garden At the Holy Grave Church in Jerusalem.
