A Walk Through Time

After several days of singing and a performance today was a "play day".  While some played at the local beach, others took a day trip to the sacred island of Delos where the Greek gods Apollo and Artemis were born.  It is also in the approximate center of the Cyclades Islands.  Because it was sacred it was a place of sanctuary and cultural for over a thousand years, (it had no army). While most residential buildings we simply rock walled structures, the wealthy could afford to add expensive artistic elements to their homes. Below are columns that made up part of the home of a wealthy resident of Delos.

Our party was broken into two groups for the exploration of the city.  For each group it was a "must" to sing at the ancient (3,000 year old) Delos amphitheater. The Greeks were the first to employ theater as an art form.  And in tribute to these ancients, the choir sang a Greek folk song,

There were ancient things EVERYWHERE!  But what was really important, especially about Delos, is that, even 3,000 years ago (some) people attempted to live in peace.  While most of the civilized world recognized this, it was eventually brought to ruin by a foreign king who, in attacking the defenseless city killed some 20,000 of the inhabitants. As with all the ruins, the silent theater steps are a lasting tribute to an ancient people.