Image
Title
Delfoi, Stadion. In the background there are Fedriades.
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Annotation
Stadium in Delphi. The Stadium was constructed in -500 / -400, and was reconstructed in 140 / 150 (Herodes Atticus). In the background there are Faidriades.
Detailed Info
| Object type |
stadion
|
| Material |
stone
marble |
| Size | 0 |
| Author of the object |
no
|
| Condition | good |
| Original | yes |
| Historical period |
Classical Period
Roman Period |
| Date bottom | -500 exact date: no |
| Date top | 150 |
| Location of the object |
Delfoi
(
Delphi
)
Fokis ( Phokis ) Fedriades ( Faidriades ) |
| Museum | no |
| Keyword |
Apollon
Python |
| Description | Stadium in Delphi. Here celebrated panhellenical Pythians games, in memory of Python, of son of Gaia, and long past guard of oracle, which Apollon slew and so got government above the oracle. The Stadium was constructed in -500 / -400, and was reconstructed in 140 / 150 (Herodes Atticus). In the background there are Fedriades. |
| Literature citations | Clemens Alex., Protrepticus |
| Storage directory | Delfoi |
| Photographer | Zdenek Kratochvil |
| Updated at | 28-02-2010 09:34 |
| Created at | 28-02-2010 09:34 |
| Signature | dlf483 |
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