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Delos

The small, uninhabited Greek island of Delos can only be visited during daylight hours and was once the religious and financial center of the Aegean area and birthplace of Apollo, god of music, sun, light, harmony and beauty. Earliest traces of inhabitation date back to the 3rd millennium BC. No one was allowed to be born or to die on the island. Rome wanted its financial power closer to home and in 88 BC mercenary troops were sent to annihilate the 50,000 people. 20,000 were killed, 20,000 were made slaves, and 10,000 escaped. No one has lived there since.
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The lions of Delos
The lions of Delos
Anchoring off Delos
Anchoring off Delos
First sight of the ruins
First sight of the ruins
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Site of a small shop
Site of a small shop
Street through the town
Street through the town
g9/78/807678/3/98285625.jNwcGBKG.jpg Some of the original designs on the walls of homes remain
Some of the original designs on the walls of homes remain
g9/78/807678/3/98285628.M4ufcAVc.jpg And the mosaic tiles in the interior atriums
And the mosaic tiles in the interior atriums
g9/78/807678/3/98285593.ep1uWaAg.jpg Stairs leading to a second story that is no longer there
Stairs leading to a second story that is no longer there
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