When Rome Turned Greece’s Sacred Island of Delos Into a Slave Trade Hub

When Rome Turned Greece’s Sacred Island of Delos Into a Slave Trade Hub

The sanctuary of Artemis at Delos,  a once-sacred island transformed by the Romans into a center of trade and slavery. Credit: Zde via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Delos is a tiny, sun-scorched islet in the Cyclades archipelago of Greece with a profound and deeply unsettling story behind its famous ancient Greek pilgrimage saga. It’s a story most people know, but few realize how the sanctity of this place was ultimately destroyed by commerce …