
Athens and the Oracle at Delphi
Know thyself. Inscription on the Temple of Apollo at Delphi Back in the 1970s I studied the classics at Monash University – history, philosophy and Ancient Greek language and literature. The classics department (which no longer exists) was on the 6th floor of the Menzies building and while it was fairly small, I remember it being a great hive of activity. It was divided into two camps – the Greeks and the Romans – and although everyone seemed to get […]
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