What is Delphi? Delphi is one of the important cities of Ancient Greek times.

The remains of temples and other key religious buildings. Delphi was the most important religious site in the Greek world.

Delphi was one of the most important cities of Ancient Greece. It is sited among mountains close to a spring that was supposed have special powers.

Delphi was famous as the place where there was an oracle - a person who went into a trance and told the future. As the Ancient Greeks were very supersticious, even generals would come to the oracle before a battle to seek advice. People now think that the oracle went in to a trance becasue she sat in a room which was over a supply of fumes that came up naturally from the rocks.

Video: The Oracle at Delphi.

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