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Delos

Delos is a small island in the Cyclades, revered in antiquity as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis and one of the greatest sanctuaries of the Greek world. It held the treasury of the Delian League from 478 BCE, and in the second century BCE, as a free port under Roman protection, it became a major centre of the slave trade. Its extensive ruins are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Delos
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Delos. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/delos
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