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Delphi: Sacred Way

unknown (Greek (ancient))
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Alternative Titles
Sacred Way of Delphi
Via Sacra
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/128435
Date
-600
Description
Just past the entrance to the Sacred Way - at the right stood the Offering of the Arcadians; The Sacred Way was once lined with tens of treasuries, literally "place where gold things are put," which housed the valuable and beautiful votive offerings provided by individual city-states and colonies. As a political oracle, Delphi served states, not individuals, and was rewarded by same. The Sacred Way of Delphi, with the Phaedriades, or "Shining Rocks," as a backdrop winds its way up the mountain in a series of serpentine turns, offering showcases at every turn for the votive offerings left behind by grateful city-states and island colonies. Delphi achieved the height of its fame during the 6th century BCE, as Greece passed from the Archaic to the Classical Age.
Type of Work
street; treasury
Subject
architectural exteriors, deities, mythology (Classical), Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Classical
Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only
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