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The Athenians made dying illegal on the island of Delos in the 6th Century B.C., eventually deporting everyone living there so they couldn't break the law. Was the island heavily populated? How big of a logistical feat were the deportations? When and why did the island become reinhabited?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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