Some 90 miles [150 km] east of Ephesus and situated at the junction of major trade routes in the fertile valley of the Lycus River, Laodicea was a very prosperous manufacturing city and banking center.
Lāodikeja atradās 150 kilometrus uz austrumiem no Efesas auglīgā ielejā, caur kuru tecēja Lika un kurā krustojās vairāki nozīmīgi tirdzniecības ceļi.