Control of the Oracle of Delphi was a key issue in Ancient Greece, and various cities and coalitions fought over it during ...

Scholars consider the roughly 100-mile-long walk from Athens to Delphi’s Temple of Apollo among the oldest continuously used footpaths in the world. It’s one of the first trips people took ...

Ancient Greeks were active travelers, despite the dangers of land travel and the fear of highwaymen, while sea travel ...

The motto was inscribed into the forecourt of the temple of Apollo at Delphi, clearly visible to those wishing to consult the oracle. Head of Nero (reign 54–68 CE). After 64 BC. Wikimedia Commons ...