Control of the Oracle of Delphi was a key issue in Ancient Greece, and various cities and coalitions fought over it during ...

About 2,000 feet above sea level, Delphi is one of the best archaeological sites of ancient Greece. Considered the holiest place in the world by the ancient Greeks, Delphi was believed to have ...

Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi ...

THE ANCIENT SITE OF DELPHI.; A PLAN TO BUY IT FOR PURPOSES OF INVESTIGATION. Nov. 28, 1889 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from November 28, 1889, Page 9 Buy ...

Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.

Piccardi, L. Active faulting at Delphi, Greece: seismotectonic remarks and a hypothesis for the geologic environment of a myth. Geology 28, 651 - 654 (2001). Article ADS Google Scholar ...