Delos is a small, rocky islet in the Cyclades archipelago. In ancient times, it was known as Ortygia. Greek media indicate its future is in danger. Although Delos is currently uninhabited ...

Drawing on ancient texts, temple inscriptions ... was ritually treated with perfumed oils. On the Greek island of Delos, ...

Languages: English, Spanish A remarkable ancient site on the tiny Greek island of Delos is "doomed to disappear" within decades due to rising sea levels and geological processes, an expert has said.

The Lion of Kea, an Archaic-era sculpture seemingly growing out of the bedrock poses one of the most puzzling mysteries from ancient Greece.

tourists came trickling into the island on their way to see the ancient marvels of Delos. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Delos was once the religious and political center of the Cyclades; Greek ...

Despite being only 1.3 square miles in area, Delos is home to some of the Mediterranean’s most extensive and impressive ancient ruins. Of the several thousand Greek islands, Delos is one of the ...

Some records of this scenting come from ancient bookkeeping. About 2,800 stones with inscriptions have been found on the Greek island of Delos, some of which are inventories from temples on the ...

islands and the site where the ancient Venus de Milo statue was discovered. · Visit four UNESCO World Heritage sites: Greek ruins in Delos; ancient Ephesus, Turkey; the Monastery of Saint John the ...

inscriptions from the Greek island of Delos, and archaeological evidence to suggest that visiting ancient sacred sites would have been a rich olfactory experience. “I stumbled across this topic ...

Furthermore, ancient inscriptions unearthed on the Greek island of Delos, dating between the fourth and second centuries BCE, document the costs of materials used for the “kosmesis,” or ...