Delos Island
Delos, has been uninhabited since at least the 3rd millenium b.c. It rose in importance as the Greeks did and around 480 BC it became the center of the Delian League. The Delian League in turn kept its treasury on Delos making it a rather wealthy location. They also passed several decrees, including that no one could be born or die on the island. Pregnant women were quickly shipped off to neighboring islands as was anyone who became ill. Delos became immensely wealthy and was so impressive that the Romans kept it as a free port when they came into power. It finally collapsed in 88 BC when Mithridates conquered it. What is left today is one of the most extensive ruin sites anywhere in the world. The entire island is strewn with sections of walls and marble fragments.
Statues that once marked the entrance of the home of the two portrayed, named Cleopatra & Diouresis. Just another example of the wealth of the island.Delos, has been uninhabited since at least the 3rd millenium b.c. It rose in importance as the Greeks did and around 480 BC it became the center of the Delian League. The Delian League in turn kept its treasury on Delos making it a rather wealthy location. They also passed several decrees, including that no one could be born or die on the island. Pregnant women were quickly shipped off to neighboring islands as was anyone who became ill. Delos became immensely wealthy and was so impressive that the Romans kept it as a free port when they came into power. It finally collapsed in 88 BC when Mithridates conquered it. What is left today is one of the most extensive ruin sites anywhere in the world. The entire island is strewn with sections of walls and marble fragments.
The advanced society on Delos had built a fully operating aquaduct system. This is a photo of the largest Cistern on the island.
Me with the "Lions of Delos" which are actually re-creations, as with many of the important scuptures, the real ones are housed in museums.
The real "Lions of Delos" in the museum on Delos.
At the first ancient theatre that we saw, this one wasn't in such great condition but the ruins allowed us to see the system the ancient Greeks used to build these huge structures.
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Mykonos Island
Little is known about Mykonos during ancient times but, by coin depictions, we are able to presume that Dionysos was the island’s patron god.
This is one of the best photos I think I took, it captures the Greek Island look perfectly, white, blue and beautiful flowers, the cobblestones are painted on the ground, which I thought was hilarious!Little is known about Mykonos during ancient times but, by coin depictions, we are able to presume that Dionysos was the island’s patron god.
Mykonos collaborated with the sanctuary of Delos, supplying it with products and building materials. The destruction of Delos drew Mykonos into oblivion; it is only mentioned sporadically in inscriptions of the Roman period and Byzantine texts.
After liberation and the recognition of Greece as an independent country in 1830, Mykonos took up enthusiastically the task of rebuilding. Although after the war mykonian shipping was deteriorated and the island's economy practically was destroyed, the people of Mykonos succeeded in reestablishing the commercial fleet, dominated seas and brought wealth to the Island.
In 1933 the first visitors of Mykonos appeared, coming to admire the antiquities of Delos and the Museum of Mykonos. Since the mid-fifties the island has been gradually transformed into a cosmopolitan resort attracting tourists from all over the world
A picture perfect Grecian chapel right in the Mykonos Harbor.
Due to it's geographic position, Mykonos was situated on major sea trade-route which at one time joined Venice, the gateway of Europe, to Asia. The need to refine grain and compact it for transport combined with an ample year round supply of wind made Mykonos the perfect location for these windmills.
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