Delphi |
Subtitle:
a history of the center of the ancient world.
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Book Category:
Philosophy > History & Surveys > Ancient & Classical
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Author:
Scott, Michael
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ISBN 13:
9780691150819
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Price:
$ $29.95
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Publication Year:
2014
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Publisher Info
Andrew Brewer,
The University Press Group (US) Ltd,Key Contact Information
Andrew Brewer
Managing Director
Bill Kennedy
Director, Avicenna Partnership Ltd
Book Description
The sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi was home to the most famed oracle in antiquity. Such was its renown that Delphi was believed to mark the navel (omphalos) of the world, hence the "center" of the book's subtitle. Even with a wealth of scholarship devoted to aspects of Delphi, it is remarkable that no fully comprehensive account in English has
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