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Delphi: Centre of the Ancient World

June 28, 202655 min

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<p>For more than a thousand years, Delphi was considered a cultural centre of the ancient world. Every year a throng of pilgrims climbed the slopes of Mount Parnassus to seek the words of Apollo through the famous Oracle of Delphi.</p><br><p>Today Tristan Hughes is joined by Michael Scott to uncover Delphi&apos;s story, the sanctuary that shaped the ancient Mediterranean. How did the Pythia become the most famous oracle of antiquity?

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