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| Figure EUR-gre-016. Alexei Alexeev and the north-west view of the Temple of Apollo, the seat of Pythia, the high priestess of the Oracle of Delphi. According to the legendary tradition, The First Temple of Apollo was made of laurel, the sacred plant of Apollo; the Second Temple of Apollo was made of bees wax and feathers (the remains of two structures dating from the 700s BC could be associated with the first two temples); the Third Temple of Apollo was made out of bronze; the Fourth Temple of Apollo was constructed around the end of the 600s BC and ruined by fire in 548 BC; the Fifth Temple of Apollo (Alcmaeonid Temple) was constructed between 525-505 BC and ruined by fire or earthquake in 373 BC; the Sixth Temple of Apollo was finished in 320 BC and is the one visible today. |
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| Limestone, Parian marble | Architectural monument | Spintharos of Corinth, Xenodoros, Agathon (fl. middle/ late 300s BC) |
Early Archaic, 700s-600s BC; rebuilt: Middle/ Late Archaic, 500s BC; rebuilt: Late Classical, 370s- 320s BC |
Delphi, Phocis, Central Ellada, Central Greece |
Temple of Apollo |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Greek Expedition, 30 April - 22 May 2009). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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