The
world famous Oracle of Delphi played an influential role in ancient
history.
For fourteen centuries it helped determine the course
of empires.
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This
area was the Agora (Marketplace) |
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Our
guide, a former professor, was
extremely knowledgeable
His personal library contains
5000
books
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The
Treasury housed the donations to the Oracle |
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Looking
back down the Sacred Way
toward The Treasury
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Looking
down to where the
Delphi Games were initially held
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The
stonework for this massive wall reminded us of the Inca walls
in Peru |
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The
stone masons carved many messages on the walls |
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How important is that "perfect" selfie? |
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One step back to become a permanent fixture
of the site |
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These artifacts are on display
in the museum |
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