COLOSSAE  , once the See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city of See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west See also:

• PHRYGIA

Phrygia, was situated on rising ground (1150 ft.) on -the See also:

• LEFT

left See also:

• BANK

bank of the Lycus (Churuk Su), a tributary of the Maeander, at the upper end of a narrow See also:

• GORGE

gorge 2 z M. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long, where the See also:

• RIVER

river runs between cliffs from 50 to 6o ft. high . It stood on the great See also:

• TRADE (O. Eng. trod, footstep, from tredan, to tread; in M. Eng. the forms teed, trod and trade appear, the last in the sense of a beaten track)
• TRADE, BOARD OF

trade route from See also:

• SARDIS

Sardis to See also:

• CELAENAE

Celaenae and See also:

• ICONIUM (mod. Konia)

Iconium, and was a large, prosperous city (See also:

• HEROD
• HEROD (surnamed THE GREAT)

Herod . 30; See also:

• XENOPHON

Xenophon, Anab. i . 2, § 6), until it was ruined by the See also:

• FOUNDATION (Lat. fundatio, from fundare, to found)

foundation of See also:

• LAODICEA
• LAODICEA, SYNOD OF

Laodicea in a more advantageous position . The See also:

• TOWN

town was celebrated for its See also:

• WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool, which was dyed a See also:

• PURPLE

purple See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour called colossinus . Colossae was the seat of an See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church, the result of St See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul's activity at See also:

• EPHESUS
• EPHESUS, COUNCIL OF

Ephesus, though perhaps actually founded by Epaphras . The church, to which St Paul wrote a See also:

• LETTER (through Fr. lettre from Lat. littera or litera, letter of the alphabet; the origin of the Latin word is obscure; it has probably no connexion with the root of linere, to smear, i.e. with wax, for an inscription with a stilus)

letter, was mainly composed of mingled See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek and Phrygian elements deeply imbued with fantastic and fanatical See also:

• MYSTICISM (from Or. µuety, to shut the eyes; µuorrts, one initiated into the mysteries)

mysticism . Colossae lasted until the 7th and 8th centuries, when it was gradually deserted under pressure of the Arab invasions . Its See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place was taken by Khonae (Khonas)—a strong fortress on a rugged See also:

• SPUR (A.S. spura, spora, related to spornan, spurnan, to kick, spurn; cf. M.H.G. sporn, mod. Ger. Sporn)

spur of Mt . Kadmus, 3 M. to the south, which became a place of importance during the See also:

• WARS

wars between the Byzantines and See also:

• TURKS

Turks, and was the birthplace of the historian, Nicetas Khoniates . The See also:

• WORSHIP (i.e. " worth-ship," O. Eng. weor8scipe)

worship of angels alluded to by St Paul (See also:

• COL
• COL (Fr. for " neck," Lat. collum)

Col. ii . 18), and condemned in the 4th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century by a See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

council at Laodicea, reappears in the later worship of St See also:

• MICHAEL
• MICHAEL (1596-1645)
• MICHAEL (Hebrew Sn,q, " Who is like God? ")

Michael, in whose See also:

• HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour a celebrated church, destroyed by the See also:

• SELJUKS

Seljuks in the 12th century, was built on the right bank of the Lycus .

See See also:

• SIR

Sir W . M . See also:

• RAMSAY, ALLAN (1686-1758)
• RAMSAY, ALLAN (1713-1784)
• RAMSAY, ANDREW MICHAEL (1686-1743)
• RAMSAY, DAVID (1749—1815)
• RAMSAY, SIR WILLIAM (1852– )
• RAMSAY, SIR WILLIAM MITCHELL (185r– )

Ramsay, Cities and Bishoprics of Phrygia, vol. i .