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Colossae (/ k ə ˈ l ɒ s i /; Ancient Greek: Κολοσσαί) was an ancient city of Phrygia in Asia Minor, and one of the most celebrated cities of southern Anatolia (modern Turkey). The Epistle to the Colossians , an early Christian text which identifies its author as Paul the Apostle , is addressed to the church in Colossae.
The last page of Colossians in the Codex Claromontanus in the Bibliothèque nationale de France Ruined building in Colossae Schematic of Colossians, William Brooks Taylor (1910) Colossae is in the same region as the seven churches of the Book of Revelation. [25] In Colossians there is mention of local brethren in Colossae, Laodicea, and ...
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Douglas Moo, in his commentary about Colossians, writes this about Epaphras: "Little is known about him, though we can infer that he was a native of Colossae and that he was perhaps converted by Paul himself during the apostle's ministry in Ephesus. The mention of a co-worker at this point in a Pauline epistle is unusual, and the strength of ...
The Menaia of 22 November speak of Philemon as a holy apostle who, in company with Apphia, Archippus, and Onesimus, had been martyred at Colossae during the first general persecution in the reign of Nero. [5] In the list of the Seventy Apostles, attributed to Dorotheus of Tyre, Philemon is described as bishop of Gaza.
The Colosseum (/ ˌ k ɒ l ə ˈ s iː ə m / KOL-ə-SEE-əm; Italian: Colosseo [kolosˈsɛːo], ultimately from Ancient Greek word "kolossos" meaning a large statue or giant) is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, just east of the Roman Forum.
This category includes people from the ancient Roman city of Colossae. Pages in category "People from Colossae" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The Colossi of Memnon (Arabic: el-Colossat or es-Salamat) are two massive stone statues of the Pharaoh Amenhotep III, which stand at the front of the ruined Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, the largest temple in the Theban Necropolis.