From Naxos we took a day trip to check out the island of Delos, which was apparently a huge international market back in the Golden Age of Enlightenment. Also I think a lot of human slave trade took place here, although the informational signs seemed to really gloss over it. The island is less than a mile long but was at one time the commerce center of Europe. All the nations of the time had a temple built on the island of Delos. So we were able to see the remains of the Persian Temple, the Arabic Temple, the Roman Temple etc. Also we saw the Temple of Artemis (the moon goddess) which really set my brain into overdrive after witnessing the total lunar eclipse the night before. Seriously, it must be a sign right? Anyway, the ruins were almost like modern day embassys...
Fascinating.
So I could not help but to gravitate toward this one, apparently the entrance to the "Men's Temple".
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