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Prologue: Why Delphi? The love affair began, it was said, during the sacrifices in honor of the hero Neoptolemus.

One of the enduring missions of Delphi is to bring together men and women who otherwise remain divided by material interests. Delphi and its immediate surroundings (© Michael Scott) Urban center Sanctuary Moulki Ancient placename

Sciathos Cyme Lamia Hypata Scyros Euboea Thermopylae Locris Sardis Phocis Kalapodi Lelantine Plain Amphissa Onchestus Smyrna Delphi Aetolia Chalcis Boeotia Erythrae Clazomenae Plataea Thebes Achaea Chios Marathon egara Clarus PerachorM Eleusis Carystus Gulf of Corinth Sicyon a Ephesus Elis Athens Samos Corinth Isthmia Arcadia Nemea Mycenae Salamis Tenos Miletus Olympia Mantinea Argos Epidaurus Didyma Delos Paros Messenia Sparta Naxos Siphnos Laconia Cos Cnidus Map 1: Delphi and the Mediterranean world (© Michael Scott)Įa Heraclea Pontica Constantinople Roma Thrace Epidamnus Macedon Neapolis Cyzicus Thessaly Sardinia Tarentum Phrygia Lydia Epirus Aegean Sea Thurii Sardis Aetolia Cilicia Tarsus Ionia Croton Delphi Sicily Zankle Rhegium Caria Eurymedon Miletus Naxos Lycia Phaselis Heraclea Ionian Sea Syracuse Gela Carthage Rhodes Most importantly, this book’s completion was secured thanks to the constant support I have been privileged to receive from the friends and loved ones I am lucky to have in my life. Its story builds on the work of many scholars who have helped unravel Delphi’s history, and who have in many cases kindly given their time and expertise to help me. Its development would not have been possible without the resources of the Classics Faculty in Cambridge, the British School at Athens, and the École française d’Athènes. Part III: Some have greatness thrust upon them 9: A New World 183 10: Renaissance 203 11: Final Glory? 223 12: The Journey Continues 245 Epilogue: Unearthing Delphi 269 Conclusion 285 Guide: A Brief Tour of the Delphi Site and Museum 291 Abbreviations 303 Notes 309 Bibliography 375 Index 401Īcknowledgments This book would not have been born without the enthusiastic interest of my agent, Patrick Walsh, and of my editor, Rob Tempio, at Princeton University Press. Part II: Some achieve greatness 5: Fire 93Ħ: Domination 119 7: Renewal 139 8: Transition 163 Part I: Some are born great 1: Oracle 9 2: Beginnings 31 3: Transformation 51 4: Rebirth 71 Circular of the Archaeological Institute of America, Īcknowledgments xi Maps xiii Prologue: Why Delphi? 1 Delphi will be forever one of the sacred seats of the life of the human race. The imagination of every man who recognises what modern civilisation owes to ancient Greece is stirred by the name of Delphi as by no other names except that of Athens. . . . The part which Delphi played in the history of Greece is too well known to need recounting. The investigation of the remains at Delphi is the most interesting and important work now remaining to be accomplished in the field of Classical archaeology. ∞ Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1įor my friends, mentors, and colleagues in Cambridge, to whom I will always owe a great debt for their support, comradeship, and encouragement.

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Photo Credit: CCI / The Art Archive at Art Resource, NY All Rights Reserved ISBN 978-0-691-15081–9 Library of Congress Control Number: 201393891 British Library Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available This book has been composed in Garamond Premier Pro Printed on acid-free paper. Michael Scott P r i n c e to n U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s Princeton and Oxfordĭ elp h i A History of the Center of the Ancient WorldĬopyright © 2014 by Michael Scott Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to Permissions, Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TW Cover image: Detail of Albert Tounaire, Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, watercolor, 1894, Ecole des Beaux-Arts Paris.