The Place Where the Two Eagles Meet

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The Place Where theTwo Eagles Meet

• Haley Inverso, Danielle Moonan,
• Matt Mullen and Olivia Huddy
• Period 1
• 9/24/13

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Geography

• Stands on top of a rocky hill.
• The hill has a great view to the valley below,
  which is full of olive trees.
• Other plants around Delphi include pine trees,
  plane trees and other trees that grow in the high
  mountains surrounding Delphi.
• The geography of Delphi matches perfectly with
  its historical background.
• Large, sandy coastline

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Stable Food Source

• Vegetables- Arugula, Asparagus, Artichokes,
  Bulbs, Cabbage, Cardoons, Carrots,
• Cos lettuce, Cress, Cucumbers, Fennel,
  Garlic, Leeks, Squash, Radishes, Turnips, Wild
  celery
• Fruits- Apples, Bergamot oranges, Carobs, Figs,
  grapes, Jujubes, Olives, Pears, Plums,
  Pomegranates, Quinces
• Legumes- Beans, Chickpeas, Lentils, Peas
• Fish- Anchovies, Boarfish, Crayfish, Cuttlefish,
  Eels, Mullet, Grouper, Octopus, Prawns, Rays,
  Sardines, Sea bass, Sprats, Squid, Tuna, Wrasse
• Meat- Birds, Boar, Chicken, Deer, Donkey, Goat,
  Goose, Hare, Lamb, Pheasant, Pork
• Herbs/Spices- Barley, Wheat, Coriander, Dill,
  Mint, Pepper, Oregano, Salt, Saffron, Thyme,
• Other foods- Cheese, Eggs, Honey, Milk, Nuts,
  Olive oil, Snails, Vinegar,
• Beverages- Beer, Honey mead, Wine

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Government

• Delphi was considered the center of the world.
• People as well cities visited it in order to get
  answers and guidance for their future and
  destiny.
• The site was first settled in Mycenaean times in
  the late Bronze Age (1500-1100 BCE).
• Ruled by 12 aristocrats.
• Delphi is now a major archaeological site with
  well-preserved ruins

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Religion

• The sanctuary of Delphi held many religious
  ceremonies and events.
• Delphi was a revered and sacred spot to people
  all over Greece.
• Delphi was dedicated to the god, Apollo.
• Delphi was the most important shrine in Greece.
• Delphi, held games to honor various gods of the
  Greek religion.

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Architecture

• Temple of Apollo was destroyed 3 times, but is
  still standing today
• Ancient Theater built in the 4th century and had
  plays, poetry readings, and musical events during
  the festivals that took place
• Delphi Sanctuary held 20th century Delphi games

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The Arts

• The bronze statue represented a chariot with four
  horses. Its height is 1.8m.
• It was made for Apollo by Polyzalos, the tyrant
  of Gela, in 478 BC, after he won the chariot-race
  at the The Charioteer (Heniochos).

What remains today
What the statue looked like
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Writing

• Delphi the Oracle of the Apollo
• 1600-1000BC
• Were destroyed
• Continuous the past 2,750 years
• Developed from the Canaanite/Phoenician
  alphabet
• Letter names were lost when the alphabet was
  modified for Greek.

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Technology

• Built lots of monuments
• No exotic weapons
• Restricted number of simple and warlike weapons
• Dagger, Sickle, Club, Short spear, Sling, Javelin
  etc.
• The Rowboat and Keelboat (round ship)