It is called Cabiosa Laodiceia by Ptolemy (Kabiôsa Laodikeia, v. 15), and gives its name to a district Laodicene (Laodikênê), in which he places two other towns, Paradisus (Paradeisos) and Jabruda (Iabmouda). Pliny (v. 23), among other people of Syria, reckons ad orientem Laodicenos, qui ad Libanum cognominantur.
This location is referred to as Cabiosa Laodiceia by Ptolemy (Kabiôsa Laodikeia, v. 15), and it is named after a district Laodicene (Laodikênê), where he mentions two other towns, Paradisus (Paradeisos) and Jabruda (Iabmouda). Pliny (v. 23), among others from Syria, classifies the Laodicenos as being oriented towards the east, who are also known by the name Libanum.