Rineia

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In ancient times, the island was known as Rheneia (Template:Langx), Rhenaia (Template:Langx) and Rhene (Template:Langx), and was part of the Delian League.Template:Sfn In the 6th century BC, it was subdued by the tyrant Polycrates of Samos and dedicated to the Delian Apollo.Template:Sfn The southern half of Rheneia was the necropolis of Delos.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In the sixth year of the Peloponnesian War (426 BCE), the Athenians "purified" Delos by removing all its tombs and prohibiting burials there. Future births and deaths on Delos were prohibited—pregnant women and people close to death were to be carried over to Rheneia.Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn Later, the island was incorporated into the Roman Empire.[1]

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