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He came to
Delos. There from that most holy temple
of Apollo he privately took away by night the most beautiful and ancient statues,
and took care that they were all placed on board his own transport. The next day,
when the inhabitants of Delos saw their
temple plundered, they were very indignant. For the holiness and antiquity of that
temple is so great in their eyes, that they believe that Apollo himself was born in
that place. However, they did not dare to say one word about it, lest haply
Dolabella himself might be concerned in the business.
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