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In the second half of the 6th century, the area of Delphi began to depopulate with the abandonment of houses, cisterns, and the surrounding countryside, possibly as a consequence of the Justinian plague. [3] The invasions by the Slavs in the early 7th century caused devastation across Greece and after a feeble defense, Delphi was finally abandoned.
Delphi Archaeological Museum, Delphi, Greece The Statue of Antinous at Delphi is an ancient statue that was found during excavations in Delphi . Antinous was a young Greek of extraordinary beauty from Bithynia , who became the beloved companion or lover of the Roman emperor Hadrian but later died in the Nile under mysterious circumstances.
The chryselephantine statues of Apollo, Artemis and Leto occupy a hall in the Delphi Archaeological Museum looking rather like a treasury. They constitute excellent specimens of mid-6th century B.C. art, coming from workshops in Ionia, or, to a certain extent, Corinth.
The first modern excavation at Delphi took place in 1892. [citation needed] In 1891, the French government granted the French School of Athens the rights to excavate, and the process went from 1892 to 1894. [citation needed] Archaeologist Jean Théphille Homelle led the excavation of the entire site of Delphi, which included the Temple of ...
The sanctuary of Athena "Pronaia" (also spelled Pronaea, meaning 'the one before' the temple of Apollo), was the first one met by the visitor who came to Delphi on foot from the eastern road, hence its name. Excavations have proved that at this spot lay an older cult site, possibly dedicated to Gaia (i.e., the Earth).
Delphi among the main Greek sanctuaries. Delphi (/ ˈ d ɛ l f aɪ, ˈ d ɛ l f i /; [1] Greek: Δελφοί), [a] in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), was an ancient sacred precinct and the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world.
In 1893, slightly after the beginning of the great Excavations at Delphi, a stele with a rectangular plan, which was inscribed on all four sides, was discovered.The director of excavations Théophile Homolle was the first to study the inscription and concluded that it contained a series of rules concerning the normal function and internal relations of a phratry, named the Labyadai. [1]
The region of Delphi was at the heart of the combat zone in the Greek civil war and the museum was not reopened until 1952. For six years, visitors could view the arrangement that had been envisioned in 1939. However, the museum proved insufficient and it was necessary to undertake a new phase of construction, completed in 1958. [3] (pp 24–25)