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==History==
It was an ancient Greek city called "Pelopia" ([[Greek language]]: Πελοπία), and during the Hellenistic era, in 290 BC, it was named Thyateira (Θυάτειρα) by King [[Seleucus I Nicator]]. He was at war with [[Lysimachus]] when he learned that his wife had given birth to a daughter. According to [[Stephanus of Byzantium]], he called this city "Thuateira" from Greek θυγατήρ, θυγατέρα (''thugatēr'', ''thugatera''), meaning "daughter", although it is likely that it is an older, Lydian name.<ref>[[Stephanus of Byzantium]], ''De Urbibus'' ("On cities") [https://books.google.com/books?id=lU8_AAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=stephanus+byzantius+De+Urbibus&source=bl&ots=saisVo7at5&sig=F_qO6KLfSx9mwKa8DtYBJyjJLSA&hl=en&ei=Hk_QS4jbAtP8_Aas2MiWDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CAYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=pelopia&f=false]</ref><ref>[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Dquga%2Fthr Θυγάτηρ],
Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', at Perseus project</ref> In classical times, Thyatira stood on the border between [[Lydia]] and [[Mysia]]. During the Roman era, (1st century AD), it was famous for its dyeing facilities and was a center of the purple cloth trade.<ref>[[Acts of the Apostles|Acts]] 16:14.</ref> Among the ancient ruins of the city, [[inscription]]s have been found relating to the guild of dyers in the city. Indeed, more guilds are known in Thyatira than any other contemporary city in the Roman province of Asia (inscriptions mention the following: wool-workers, linen-workers, makers of outer garments, dyers, leather-workers, tanners, potters, bakers, slave-dealers, and bronze-smiths).<ref>W.M. Ramsey, ''The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia'', (Hodder, 1904), pp. 324-35.</ref>
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