Colossae

Colossae is located on the southern edge of the Lycus Valley. Thw city was mention by Herodotos:¹. and  Strabo :The Laodiceans derive a large revenue from them []sheep], as the Colosseni do from their flocks, of a colour of the same name ²

Sources:

1. George E. Bean, Turkey Beyond the Maeander. An Archaeological Guide, London Ernest Jersey 1971, pp.257-259
2. Richard R. Losch, The Uttermost Part of the Earth: A Guide to Places in the Bible, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2005, p. 71-72
3. Herodotus, with an English translation by A. D. Godley. Cambridge. Harvard University Press. 1920., VII 30.2
4. The Geography of Strabo. Literally translated, with notes, in three volumes. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.
5. Celal Şimşek, Şimşek, C., "Kolossai", Arkeoloji ve Sanat Dergisi, 107, 2002, pp. 3-16.
6. https://www.bibleplaces.com/colossae/

References

1. ↑From Colossae the army held its course for the borders of Phrygia and Lydia, and came to the city of Cydrara, where there stands a pillar set up by Croesus which marks the boundary with an inscription
2. ↑Strabo XII.16