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Tell Nebī Mindō March 7, 1900

On the way from Rableh to Ḥomṣ we
bore slightly toward the west to visit a tell
which arises conspicuously above the plain,
with the Orontes sweeping in broad curves
on two sides of it. The tell has been
conjectured to be the site of the ancient
Laodicea ad Libanum. It is undoubtedly
a site of great antiquity and a Greco Roman
city certainly flourished here.

The tell itself, upon which a poor native
village is perched, is formed of ancient
building materials and is full of pottery
but few remains of historical times
are found at the top except large
foundation stones, which have been taken
up for building purposes, and some
scattered fragments of columns.

It is in the plain at the foot of the
tell that one must look for remains.
To the east a low mound marks the
site of a large building of Roman date

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Tell Nebī Mindō March 7, 1900

On the way from Rableh to Ḥomṣ we
bore slightly toward the west to visit a tell
which arises conspicuously above the plain,
with the Orontes sweeping in broad curves
on two sides of it. The tell has been
conjectured to be the site of the ancient
Laodicea ad [Libernum|Litauum]. It is undoubtedly
a site of great antiquity and a Greco Roman
city certainly flourished here.

The tell itself, upon which a poor native
village is perched, is formed of ancient
building materials and is full of pottery
but few remains of historical times
are found at the top except large
foundation stones, which have been taken
up for building purposes, and some
scattered fragments of columns.

It is in the plain at the foot of the
tell that one must look for remains.
To the east a low mound marks the
site of a large building of Roman date