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Temple of Apollo Delphi: Temple of Apollo Delphi: theatre and Temple of Zeus The tholos, built c. 390 bc, at Marmaria, Delphi, Greece.
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c. 1450 BCE - 385
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George Cram Cook
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Delphi, ancient town and seat of the most important Greek temple and oracle of Apollo. It lay in the territory of Phocis on the steep lower slope of Mount Parnassus, about 6 miles (10 km) from the Gulf of Corinth. Delphi is now a major archaeological site with well-preserved ruins. It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987. Delphi was considered by the ancient Greeks to be the centre of the world. According to ancient myth, Zeus released two eagles, one from the east, the other from the west, and caused them to fly toward the centre. They ...(100 of 716 words)

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