'Tells you everything there is to know about Delphi.' -Sam Leith, Spectator Additionally, prospective visitors to the modern site of Delphi will be interested in Scott's brief guide, which is included at the back of the book.' - Publishers Weekly An enjoyable resource for scholars and students. 'Scott's passion and expertise are readily apparent. Scott, like Pausanias before him, is a handy companion to what remains-and what we can only wish was still to be seen.' -Brendan Boyle, Wall Street Journal Scott's narrative never falters.' -Peter Green, London Review of Books final chapters give the fullest and most vivid general account of Delphi's slow excavation over the past century that I've seen. that leave him with the nagging question: 'What motivated the continuation of settlement in this otherwise rather difficult physical habitat clinging to the mountainside?'. I doubt whether there's a single archaeological report or relevant inscription, however obscure, that has escaped his notice, and no other scholar known to me keeps one so constantly conscious of the realities. Overall, Scott offers a broad and well-documented history of the Delphic oracle, including an (excellent) epilogue on how the site was rediscovered at the end of the 19th century.' -Barbara Graziosi, Times Higher Education 'eftly combines literary and material evidence. He also examines the eventual decline of the site and how its meaning and importance have continued to be reshaped.ДЄ unique window into the center of the ancient world, Delphi will appeal to general readers, tourists, students, andВ specialists. He describes how Delphi became a contested sacred site for Greeks and Romans and a storehouse for the treasures of rival city-states and foreign kings. In this richly illustrated account, Michael Scott covers the history and nature of Delphi, from the literary and archaeological evidence surrounding the site, to its rise as a center of worship, to the constant appeal of the oracle despite her cryptic prophecies. Individuals, city leaders, and kings came from all over the Mediterranean and beyond to consult DelphiвЂ™s oracular priestess to set up monuments to the gods and to take part in competitions. The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the вЂњomphalosвЂќ-the вЂњcenterвЂќ or вЂњnavelвЂќ-of the ancient world for more than 1,000 years.

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