“ To the student of antiquity the most interesting are: Delos (q.v.) , one of the greatest centres of ancient religious, political and commercial life, where an important series of researches has been carried out by French archaeologists ”

“ The mineral wealth of the Cyclades has hitherto been much neglected; iron ore is exported from Seriphos, manganese and sulphur from Melos, and volcanic cement (pozzolana) from Santorin. Other articles of export are wine, brandy, hides and tobacco. Cythnos, Melos and other islands possess hot springs with therapeutic qualities. The prosperity of Syra, formerly an important distributing centre for the whole Levant, has been declining for several years.
Population (1907) :—Syra 31,939 (communes, Hermoupolis 18,132, Mykonos 4589, Syra 9218) ”