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  2. Excavations at Delphi - Wikipedia

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    The Athena sanctuary was used as a reliable quarry for centuries for building new homes; by contrast, the grounds of the Apollo sanctuary was slowly occupied by houses and the Chian altar at the front of the temple was dismantled.

  3. Ex votos of the Argives - Wikipedia

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    Next to a portico built by the Arcadians along the Sacred Way in the sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi, the visitor would see a semi-circular pedestal dedicated by the Argives after 369 B.C., to stress their contribution to the building of the city of Messene, the capital of the liberated Messenians.

  4. Temple of Apollo (Delphi) - Wikipedia

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    During antiquity, the temple was home to the famous Greek prophetess the Pythia, or the Oracle of Delphi, making the Temple of Apollo and the sanctuary at Delphi a major Panhellenic religious site as early as the 8th century B.C.E., and a place of great importance at many different periods of ancient Greek history. [3]

  5. Ex voto of the Attalids (Delphi) - Wikipedia

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    The highest part of the Sacred Way and the area around the temple of Apollo in Delphi was one of the most prominent positions in the sanctuary and was built at a relatively late date. To the right there is a square situated at a height of 2.5 meters above the temple's level, on a specially made terrace, constructed under order of the king ...

  6. Temple of Athena Pronaia - Wikipedia

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    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).

  7. Siphnian Treasury - Wikipedia

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    The Siphnian Treasury was a building at the Ancient Greek cult centre of Delphi, erected to host the offerings of the polis, or city-state, of Siphnos. It was one of a number of treasuries lining the "Sacred Way", the processional route through the Sanctuary of Apollo, erected to win the favor of the gods and increase the prestige of the donor ...

  8. More homes for sale, sold in July versus year ago

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    There were 2,228 homes for sale in New Hampshire in July, 29% more than a year ago. Finalized sales also were up 10.5% from a year earlier. In Derry, July recorded 36 sales, double the 18 from ...

  9. Lesche of the Knidians - Wikipedia

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    The Lesche of the Knidians (or Cnidians) was a lesche, i.e. a club or meeting place, at the sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi. Today, it has been mostly destroyed; the only surviving parts are some architectural relics. It hosted two famous paintings by the famous painter Polygnotus the Thasian, namely the Capture of Troy and the Nekyia. It was ...

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