Ancient Greek sanctuary of Delos Slowly Sinks into the Aegean Sea.

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Sad reading but inevitable! https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/delos-sinks-sea-0020941

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Sad reading but inevitable!

Ancient Greek Sanctuary of Delos Slowly Sinks into the Aegean Sea

A stone’s throw away from the Greek island of Mykonos in the Aegean Sea, the island of Delos once stood at the center of Greek and later, Roman, religious cult practices.

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