Around the 8th century BC Delos is a powerful religious center because of the temple of Apollona . Gathers tourists and dedications from almost all parts of the eastern Mediterranean, while hosting the delegations of the Ionian cities in their annual meeting which becomes on the island. From the middle of the 8th century BC until about the 5th century BC Naxos obtains control of the sanctuary, leading to a significant increase in political power in the Aegean. At the same time the war is for Lilantio field between Chalcis and Eretria, Naxos participates actively supporting Chalcis while later, been at war with Paros. In this warfare was killed fighting the Parian lyric poet Archilochus. At that time colonized by the Ionians and begins a long period of growth for the island.
