Delphi: A History of the Center of the Ancient World PDF
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Delphi M i c h a e l S c o t t princeton University press Princeton and Oxford D e l p h i A history of the center of the Ancient World Copyright © 2014 by Michael Scott Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to Permissions, Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TW press.princeton.edu Cover image: Detail of Albert Tounaire, Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, watercolor, 1894, Ecole des Beaux-Arts Paris. Photo Credit: CCI / The Art Archive at Art Resource, NY All Rights Reserved ISBN 978- 0- 691- 15081–9 Library of Congress Control Number: 201393891 British Library Cataloging- in- Publication Data is available This book has been composed in Garamond Premier Pro Printed on acid- free paper. ∞ Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For my friends, mentors, and colleagues in Cambridge, to whom I will always owe a great debt for their support, comradeship, and encouragement. The investigation of the remains at Delphi is the most interesting and important work now remaining to be accomplished in the field of Classical archaeology. The part which Delphi played in the history of Greece is too well known to need recounting. The imagination of every man who recognises what modern civilisation owes to ancient Greece is stirred by the name of Delphi as by no other names except that of Athens. . . . Delphi will be forever one of the sacred seats of the life of the human race. Circular of the Archaeological Institute of America, 11 May 1889 Acknowledgments xi Maps xiii Prologue: Why Delphi? 1 pArt i: Some are born great 1: Oracle 9 2: Beginnings 31 3: Transformation 51 4: Rebirth 71 pArt ii: Some achieve greatness contents 5: Fire 93 6: Domination 119 7: Renewal 139 8: Transition 163 pArt iii: Some have greatness thrust upon them 9: A New World 183 10: Renaissance 203 11: Final Glory? 223 12: The Journey Continues 245 Epilogue: Unearthing Delphi 269 Conclusion 285 Guide: A Brief Tour of the Delphi Site and Museum 291 Abbreviations 303 Notes 309 Bibliography 375 Index 401
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