Delos Synagogue
ancient synagogue in Mykonos Municipality, Greece
The Delos Synagogue is the name given to a second century Hellenic structure that is located in Delos, in the Mykonos Municipality of the South Aegean region of modern-day Greece. Constructed between 150 and 128 BCE, the origins of the building were initially proposed as a Samaritan or Jewish synagogue; however the building's identification as a synagogue is no longer definitive.
If its existence as a synagogue were proven, the building would be one of the oldest known synagogues.
Discovery and location
The structure was discovered in 1912 by a team led by archaeologist André Plassart. Located on the eastern side of the city of Delos, the building was far from the central areas of the city. Instead, it was built in a section of Delos called the "Stadium Quarter". In contrast to the religious and commercial focus at Delos' centre, this section was mostly residential.
The original identification of the building as a synagogue by Plassart was based in large part on a dedicatory inscription referring to "Theos Hypsistos", or "God Most High", sometimes used as a name for the god of the Jews in antiquity, though not exclusively.
Description
The dominating feature of the building is the large hall, which was presumably used in a flexible way, with moveable furniture, since there is no evidence for benches built along the walls. The hall is oriented towards the east, with a series of secondary rooms at the southern end.
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