Delphic Oracle Provides Guidance for City-States
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Hellenistic Age, Ancient Greece, Ceremonies, Rites, Rituals
- Curriculum: Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Greece
- Date: 775
Article abstract: The Oracle at Delphi provided a common meeting ground for early Greek city-states and a religious ratification for individual cities’ decisions.
Summary of Event
The ancient Greek cities, as they entered recorded history about 800 b.c.e., were disunited. Except for temporary, often strained alliances against foreign enemies, they developed no common political institutions. They were permanently in competition with one another and often at war. Decisions had to be made, mostly about internal matters, but also about war, colonization,...
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