The Votive Monument of Spartans at Acient Delphi
by Micah Goff
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The Votive Monument of Spartans at Acient Delphi
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Micah Goff
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Along the sacred way in Delphi, Greece.
Greek city-states engaged in terrific one-upsmanship when it came to erecting votives to the oracle. For example, in this niche were showcased 37 bronze statues. They celebrated the Spartans' victory over the Athenians at Aegospotamoi in 404 BC, ending the Peloponnesian War and Athens' supremacy among Greek city-states. The monument was purposely erected directly across the Way from the Athenian monument celebrating victory at Marathon, which originally only held 13 statues (although those were made by Pheidias himself!).
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