Delphi

Question 1

The temple: How big was it

Answer 1

6 columns at the front and 15 along the side

Question 2

The temple: where was the statue kept

Answer 2

the Naos

Question 3

The temple: what else was in the Naos other than the statue

Answer 3

• the belly button stone
• a laurel tree which leaves were used to allow the pythia to enter the prophetic state

Question 4

The temple: what room was behind the naos

Answer 4

the Adyton

Question 5

The temple: where would the Pythia sit

Answer 5

the Adyton

Question 6

The temple: what two inscriptions that decorate the naos are famous

Answer 6

• know thyself
• nothing in excess

Question 7

The temple: east pediment

Answer 7

• Apollo arriving in chariot with gods alongside
• in the corners, lions are eating each other

Question 8

The temple: west pediment

Answer 8

thought to have shown the giantonomachy with Zeus in the centre

Question 9

The sacred way: Athenian monument

Answer 9

• At the entrance of the sacred way
• Might have commemorated their victory against the Persians at the battle of Marathon in 490BC

Question 10

The sacred way: Spartan monument

Answer 10

• set up directly opposite Athenian monument
• Commemorated their victory over the Athenians in Peloponnesian war
• Three times the size of the Athenian Monument

Question 11

The sacred way: Serpent column

Answer 11

• set up by the alliance of city states to thank Apollo for victory against Persians
• Praised those who fought and shamed those who didn’t
• 9 meters high
• 3 serpents coiled together with tripod in middle

Question 12

The sacred way: Treasury of the Siphnians

Answer 12

• located top left hand side as you walked to the temple
• made entirely of marble, decorated with elaborate sculptures and caryatids

Question 13

The sacred way: Treasury of the Athenians

Answer 13

• on the sharp turning of the sacred way
• marble with heavily sculpted exterior
• this location meant people waiting to consult the oracle would’ve waited here for their turn

Question 14

The theatre: whats it’s purpose

Answer 14

maintains Delphi’s link to Dionysus

Question 15

The theatre: unique

Answer 15

only competition space within the sacred ground of the sanctuary

Question 16

The theatre: when was it built

Answer 16

4th century BC

Question 17

The theatre: what was its capacity

Answer 17

roughly 5,000

Question 18

The stadium: what was the name of the games

Answer 18

the pythian games

Question 19

The stadium: location

Answer 19

just outside the sacred space

Question 20

The stadium: how long was the track

Answer 20

177.5 meters long

Question 21

The stadium: what was it’s capacity

Answer 21

roughly 6,500

Question 22

what was important about Delphi’s location

Answer 22

It was very central meaning it was easily accessible