Delos in 431 B.C.

Delos — Sacred Island · Delian League Headquarters · 431 B.C..

Interactive map of Delos in 431 B.C. A small Cycladic island, traditionally the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis, Delos was one of the most sacred sites in the Greek world and served as the original headquarters and treasury of the Delian League from 478 to 454 B.C. In 454 B.C. Athens moved the league treasury to its own acropolis — a pivotal moment in the transformation of the Delian League into the Athenian Empire. Explore the map of Delos within the Delian League on the eve of the Peloponnesian War.