The oracle of Delphi in Greece was the telephone psychic ... has failed to satisfy scientists. In 1927, French geologists surveyed the oracle's shrine and found no evidence of a chasm or rising ...

(Read about the science behind the Delphic Oracle's prophetic powers ... the Greek Archaeological Society ceded the land to the French so that they could carry out a small excavation in 1880.

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Delphic Oracle, the most important and best documented source of prophecies in the ancient world. Show more Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Delphic ...

site of the Delphic Oracle was a sacred place. The oracle drew many visitors, who didn’t always like what they heard. Young Oedipus was banished with the words: “Away from the shrine, wretch ...