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Philadelphia
Phĭlădelphīa, ae, f., = Φιλαδέλφεια, I an important city of Lydia , now the town and ruins of Allas...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Brotherly love, a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, about 25 miles south-east of Sardis. It was the seat of one of the "seven churches" (Rev. 3:7-12). It came into the possession of the Turks in A.D. 1392. It has several times been nearly destroyed by earthquakes. It is still a town of considerable size, called Allahshehr, "the city of God."
Phĭlădelphīa, ae, f., = Φιλαδέλφεια, I an important city of Lydia , now the town and ruins of Allas...
A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.