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.Today Tristan Hughes is joined by Michael Scott to uncover Delphi's story, the sanctuary that shaped the ancient Mediterranean. How did the Pythia become the most famous oracle of antiquity? Why did rulers travel from across the Greek world to seek its guidance? And what can Delphi’s temples, monuments and Olympic-like festivals reveal about the power and influence of this extraordinary sacred site?MOREAthens vs Persia: The Legend of Themistocles<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ancients/id1520403988?i=1000761533679" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/51l6ScUrDvf3gzhpwx21Sg?si=IKhVj9OZQf-dWc9HiQ3aNw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a>Keros: Bronze Age Mystery<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ancients/id1520403988?i=1000635549255" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4JJUYbbMGWUBYwpQnXIAO4?si=IpaXXNKHSZ2QCOw4rOElLg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a>We're going on *TOUR* to Australia and New Zealand! - grab your tickets <a href="https://fane.com.au/whats-on/an-evening-with-tristan-hughes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.Presented by Tristan Hughes. Audio editor is Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.All music courtesy of Epidemic SoundsThe Ancients is a History Hit podcast.Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a>.&nbsp;

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