Dating back to 1400 BC, the Oracle of Delphi was the most important shrine in all Greece, and in theory all Greeks respected its independence. Built around a sacred spring, Delphi was considered ...

Cadmus is a key person in the world of Greek mythology and is best known as the famous founder and creator of the ancient city of Thebes.

In 1987, it was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Delphi, Greece This ancient city, dating back to the Mycenaean period, was considered as the center of the world by the Greeks, and thus ...

Image caption, Ancient Greek ruins of the Temple of Apollo and theatre in the ancient town of Delphi. Most people lived in villages or in the countryside. Many Greeks were poor and life was hard ...

The Agora in Athens is pretty well known as an ancient marketplace, and while we don't know exactly where the Oracle of ...