Δήλος
Also known as Delos
-900
Ancient Greek
landscape
Delos is a small Cycladic island opposite Mykonos that holds one of the densest archaeological landscapes in the Aegean: a pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Apollo overlaid with a cosmopolitan Hellenistic city. Settlement reaches back into the…
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Timeline
- 1872-1873
Greek excavation of the sanctuary began in 1872;A. Lebègue opened the French School's long campaign on Delos in 1873, and both traditions continue to share the work.
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- Carl Rottmann · Public domain
- Romain Delanoë · CC BY 2.0
- Abel Blouet, Amable Ravoisié · Public domain
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