but the oracle at Delphi was the most famous. It was referred to as the navel of the world. So, literally the centre of the ancient universe. People would travel from all over Greece to consult the ...

The mass poisoning of the city of Kirrha, south of Delphi, around 595 BC, stands out in ancient Greece for its chilling scale ...

Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered ...

Note, there were many sibyls in Ancient Greece. The Cumaean Sibyl was included in the legends of early Rome — there is even a ...

Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.

Rachel: Act 1, the past: The OG oracles. Music: Ancient Greece, mystery. Clip from Oedipus play: And what is the oracle? So far your words inspire in me no confidence or fear.

This article was originally published with the title “ The Oracles of Ancient Greece ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 35 No. 3 (July 1876), p. 32 doi:10. ...

Weirder still, these temples aren't located in Greece at all, but on the western coast of Italy, near Naples. Indeed, you could easily add Paestum to a list of underrated Italian tourist destinations.