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Athletes and Oracles
The Transformation of Olympia and Delphi in the Eighth Century BC

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  • Date Published: May 2007
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9780521035682

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  • This book is a study of the origins and development of cult practice at Olympia and Delphi. It traces changing patterns of activity through the material record, and challenges many assumptions about the nature and role of the archaeological data. Dr Morgan considers the economics of dedication, technology and the organization of craft production, which provide insights into the behaviour of producers and purchasers of material dedicated at sanctuaries. Her study is exceptional for the emphasis placed upon the two sites in their contemporary local contexts and their changing roles in society. The progression of state formation is discussed through the relationship between changes in dedicatory practice during the eighth century and the changing needs of communities. The book concludes with a detailed study of the wider roles of Olympia and Delphi as two major sanctuaries in Archaic Greece, considering their relationships with other sites and their place in the Greek festival calendar.

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    • Date Published: May 2007
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9780521035682
    • length: 340 pages
    • dimensions: 216 x 140 x 19 mm
    • weight: 0.43kg
    • contains: 8 b/w illus. 10 maps 2 tables
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    List of illustrations
    Acknowledgements
    Abbreviations
    1. Sanctuaries and the rise of the Greek state
    2. The sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
    3. The early history of Olympia
    4. Phokian settlement and the sanctuary at Delphi
    5. The institution of the Delphic oracle: oracular responses from Delphi
    6. Sanctuaries, the state and the individual
    Appendix 1. Iron age archaeological evidence from the region of Elis
    Appendix 2. Archaeological evidence from Phokis
    Appendix 3. The cemetery at Galaxidi
    Notes
    Bibliography
    General index
    Topographical index.

  • Author

    Catherine Morgan, Royal Holloway, University of London

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