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Delos
Agora of Italians
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in the initial phase it is a large peristyle, but later on has two sides of shops
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statue of wounded Gaul
from north part of stoa, one exedrae has statue of wounded gaul
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Sanctuary of Apollo
monument of the bulls
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three main spaces: columnar porch, long central hall, chamber on north side
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similar to one in Samothrace which contained a ship, called the neorion
dated to late 4th/early 3rd century, probably by Demetrius Poliorcetes
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South Stoa
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at the back there are rooms, at the front a space as venue for dedications
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Stoa of Philip V
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likely an aggressive architectural response to the south stoa, directly faces it
Dromos
official way to lead to the sanctuary, becomes a key site of dedication
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Basic facts
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birthplace of Leto, major sanctuary of Apollo
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key moment in 167/6 BC:
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becomes a true cosmopolitan hub - population increase from c. 2000 to 15,000
gets attacked during mithridatic wars of 88/87, and not rebuilt afterwards - so it is preserved
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Religion
Obviously had the main sanctuary to Apollo - panathenaic games every 4 years, this is the birthplace of Artemis and Apollo
as well as this, there is a temple to Isis, and a large complex of Serapeion C
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House of the Seals
from upper floor 16,000 clay seals were found
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House of the Dolphins
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also, the mosaics have a symbol of the god Tanit - a Phoenician deity
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entablature of the stoa of antigonus gonatas, with very wide metopes
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statue of Ofellius Ferus, 2.36 m tall
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