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Besides the problem of the silting up of the harbor, the next stage of decline and decay was the marshland that appeared in that same place\u2013 the haven of bugs and mosquitoes, some of whom brought disease to human beings.\u00a0 Today, the harbor area is where once there was an impressive Delphinon, a famous statue, a lion statue, and more.<\/p>\n

From this map you begin to see how much more there was to the city center in antiquity.<\/p>\n

Here was a circular shrine, perhaps for an oracle, like the oracle at Delphi in Greece near Corinth.<\/p>\n

Notice how the marsh took over the area\u2026<\/p>\n

Apollo was the sponsoring deity for the oracle at Delphi and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Here also was a large villa with a peristyle garden.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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