Delphi (73 page)

Sibyls,
35
–
36

Sicily: Athenian expedition to,
136
–
37
; colonization and,
60
–
63
; dedications,
16
,
122
–
23
,
142
,
151
,
295

Sicyon,
75
,
105
,
179
; conflict with Corinth,
325n13
; dedications of,
75
,
82
–
83
,
105
,
272
,
297
,
Plate II
; and purification of Apollo,
35
; Sicyonian treasury,
105
,
272
,
297
,
Plate II
; tholos and monopteros dedications by,
82
,
105
; treasury at Olympia,
332n31
; and war against Crisa,
71
–
72
,
75

Sicyonian treasury: discovery and excavation of,
272

Sikélianos, Angelos,
277

silver: bull,
88
,
89
,
297
; mines of Siphnos,
105
–
6
; vessels,
83
,
84
,
93
,
151
,
198

Sinope,
238

Siphnos,: Gigantomachy frieze,
107
; reconstruction,
106
; Siphinian Treasury at Delphi,
105
–
8
,
147
,
293

slavery: manumissions at Delphi,
200
,
355n58
,
355n59

Smyrna,
176

Snodgrass, Anthony,
62

Society of Dilettanti,
252
,
255
–
56

Society of Friends of the Muses,
254

Socrates,
139
–
40

Solon,
71
,
81

Sophists,
229

Sosius Senecio,
215

Soteria (festival of “the saving” of Delphi),
173
,
175
–
76
,
220
,
348n41
,
354n52

space: dedications designed for Delphic,
107
; Delphi as neutral,
134
; domination of sanctuary,
87
,
130
,
162
,
176
; sanctuary space as undefined,
64
–
66
,
68
,
74
; spatial politics of Delphi,
288
; walls and definition of,
74
–
75
,
89
,
93

Sparta,
56
–
57
,
70
,
109
; Aegospotamoi, dedication to victory at,
129
,
137
,
147
,
156
,
219
; Athens as political/military rival of,
100
–
102
,
111
,
130
–
32
,
134
–
35
,
134
–
37
,
139
–
40
; constitution and government of,
141
; consultation of the Pythia by,
56
–
57
,
114
,
126
,
137
,
232
; control of Delphi,
130
–
31
,
134
–
37
,
142
; decline of,
140
; dedications by,
129
,
131
–
32
,
137
,
141
,
146
,
199
; defeat at Leuctra,
145
–
46
; Delphi and,
134
,
140
–
41
; Great Rhetra constitution,
56
–
57
; and Messenia,
57
,
320n17
; and Peristratid/
Alcmaeonid rivalry,
98
–
101
,
130
–
32
; preeminence in Delphi,
142
; promanteia granted to,
131
; proxenia granted to,
199
; reconstruction depicting dedications at entrance to Apollo sanctuary,
129

Spartan stoa,
128
,
129
,
137

spatial politics.
See
sacred space

Speusippos,
72

Sphinx, Naxian,
87
,
88
,
147
,
278
,
297
,
Plate II

Sphinx of Delphi,
87
,
88
,
147

Spon, Jacob,
251

springs, sacred: dragon of Delphi and,
32

Spurius Postumius Albinus,
197

stadium,
157
–
59
,
158
,
197
,
231
; completion of,
173
; Herodes Atticus and,
231
,
235
; inscriptions on,
157
–
58
,
296
; location of,
3
,
Plate I
; used for target practice during W.W.II,
281

statuary.
See
sculpture

Stewart, Iain,
295

Stoa of Attalus,
Plate II
; converted to cistern for baths,
365n43
; dedication of,
177
; location of,
16

stoas: converted to house,
246
; Spartan,
128
,
129
,
137
; the West Stoa,
171
–
72
,
347n28
,
Plate II
.
See also
Stoa of Attalus

Strabo,
6
,
21
,
35
,
60
,
72

Stuart, James,
252

Sturtzenbecker, A. F.,
253

Sulla,
197
–
98
,
206

Syngros, Iphigenia,
273

Syracuse,
86
,
122
–
23
,
137
,
144
–
45

Tarantines,
127
–
28
Tarquinius Superbus,
168

Temple of Apollo,
295
,
Plate II
; Amphictyony and construction of,
75
,
113
; archaeological excavation of,
258
; Domitian and refurbishment of,
211
–
12
; fourth century construction,
295
; inscriptions on,
208
,
211
–
12
,
215
; location of,
16
; pedimental sculptures,
153
,
153
,
153
–
54
,
298
; photograph of,
157
; rebuilding of columns,
278
; restoration during Roman period,
235
; sixth century, reconstruction,
101
; temple terrace,
16
,
102
,
295
,
Plate II

Tenos,
176

terracing of site,
45
,
87
,
94
,
102
–
3
,
156
,
287
; and destruction of previous structures,
102
,
105
,
156
; polygonal wall and,
102
; during renovation of sanctuary,
156
; for stoa of Attalus,
177
; Temple Terrace,
16
,
102
,
295
,
Plate II
; for West Stoa,
171
–
72

Thasos,
136

theater,
295
–
296
,
Plate II
; civic use of,
326n23
; constructed at Delphi,
188
; Delphi as theatron,
6
; Delphi in Greek tragedies,
126
–
27
,
135
,
136
; plays staged at Delphi,
136
,
277
,
371n16

Thebes,
110
,
145
; as ally of Athens,
161
; dedications commemorating victories by,
160
; defeated at Chaeroneia,
161
–
62
; as Persian ally,
160
; Phocians accused of sacrilege by,
149
; rebellion and destruction of,
165
; rivalry with Athens,
148
; sanctuary of Dionysus at,
178

theft: accusations of,
85
,
148
–
49
; appropriation of dedications,
195
; bandit attacks on pilgrims,
73
; Brennus the Gaul and looting of Delphi,
170
–
71
; northern tribes looting of Delphi,
199
; tripod stolen by Heracles,
74

Themis,
132

Themistocles,
117
,
122
,
335n8

Theocles,
207

Theodosius II, Emperor,
244
–
45

Theogony
(Hesiod),
38
–
39

Theopompus,
219

Theoxenia,
220

Thermon, sanctuary at,
346n27

Thermopylae,
78
,
117
,
120
; Roman defeat of Antiochus and allies at,
185
–
86
; sanctuary at,
164

Theseus,
113
,
126
,
198
,
298
–
99
,
316n27

Thessalonike, games at,
237

Thessaly,
43
,
45
,
52
,
70
,
75
,
132
,
145
; Aetolians and control of,
178
; as Amphictyony member,
82
,
210
,
227
,
342n44
; dedications from,
239
,
323n56
; dedications from Daochus of,
163
; and purification of Apollo,
35; relationship with Delphi,
82
,
323n56
,
342n44
; as Roman province,
238
–
39
; and war against Crisa,
71
–
72

Thiersch, Friedrich,
257

Third Sacred War,
149
–
51

tholos
,
82
; in Athena sanctuary,
149
,
220
,
278
,
292
; dedicated by Sicyonians,
82
,
105
; reconstruction of,
278

Thrace,
199

Thucydides,
59
,
63
,
121
,
135
,
136

Thurii,
132
–
33

Thyades,
152
,
220
–
21

Tiberius,
207

Tiberius Flavius Soclarus,
213

Timon,
116
–
17

tin, inscribed sheets used in oracle consultation,
151
–
52

Titus, emperor of Rome: as archon of Delphi,
211

Titus Quinctius Flamininus,
184
–
85
tourism: 18th century,
252
–
53
; 19th Century,
253
–
54
; Plutarch on,
218
–
19
; sights in modern city of Delphi,
300
–
301
; tour of Museum,
296
–
300
; tour of site,
291
–
96
; visitors per year,
283

Tournaire, Albert: drawing by,
296

trade,
46
–
48
,
52
–
53
; trade networks and provenance of dedications,
68

Trajan,
214
–
15

treasuries at Delphi,
66
,
68
,
81
,
86
–
87
; Athenian,
112
–
13
,
115
,
128
,
194
,
274
–
75
,
293
–
94
,
Plate II
; Cnidian,
212
,
272
,
Plate II
; converted to mundane use,
239
,
246
; Corinthian (Cypselus's),
66
,
108
,
327n32
,
Plate II
; Cyrenean,
160
,
Plate II
; Massalian,
105
,
Plate III
; repurposing of Athena sanctuary,
159
; Sicyonian,
Plate II
; Siphinian,
105
–
8
,
147
,
293
,
Plate II
; Sulla and raid of,
197
–
98
,
206
; Theban,
Plate II

treaties,
111
,
136
,
189
,
346n20
; between Philip II of Macedon and Athens,
155
,
160

Tricoupis, Charilos,
265
,
266
,
267
,
268

tripods,
45
,
49
,
53
,
64
,
66
,
69
; Heracles' theft of Delphic tripod,
74
; and Platean serpent,
121
; as symbol of Pythia,
121

Troizen,
117

Trojan War,
75

Trophonius,
32

Troy: discovery and excavation of,
263

Tryphosa,
209

tyranny: and consultation of the Pythia,
25
,
57
–
59
,
63
–
64
; Delphi as antityrannical,
83
,
328n39

Valens,
244

Valentinian,
244

Valerian,
238

vapors as source of prophetic inspiration,
20
–
24
,
211
,
284
,
357n18