The Athenian Treasury

Athenian Treasury, Delfi 330 54, Greece
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The Treasury of the Athenians had enough of its original building material preserved to allow for its almost complete reconstruction. Designed to hold the multitude of Athenian offerings to the Delphi oracle. The building was constructed entirely of Parian marble and had a Doric frieze decorated with 30 metopes. To the left of the treasury, in a highly visible triangular area the Athenians displayed the actual spoils from the battle of Marathon. A large inscription at its front described what the visitors were witnessing: "The Athenians to Apollo from the spoils of the Persians at the Battle of Marathon."
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The Athenian Treasury at Delphi was constructed around 510 to 480 BCE. It was dedicated by the Athenians for their victory against the Persians and housed dedications and votive offerings to the god Apollo. It is located at the first turn of the Sacred Way, which led to the temple of Apollo and to the oracle of Delphi. The platform upon which the treasury stands has a prominent inscription on its south face: ΑΘΕΝΑΙΟΙ Τ[Ο]Ι ΑΠΟΛΛΟΝ[Ι ΑΠΟ ΜΕΔ]ΟΝ ΑΚ[ΡΟΘ]ΙΝΙΑ ΤΕΣ ΜΑΡΑΘ[Ο]ΝΙ Μ[ΑΧΕ]Σ, i.e. “The Athenians dedicated this to Apollo as first-fruits from the Persians at the Battle of Marathon”.
LePecheur DuLac (TOINEPA)LePecheur DuLac (TOINEPA)
Super monument bien conservé. Ce monument est le mieux conservé du sanctuaire d'Apollon. Entièrement réalisé en marbre blanc de lile de Paros, il a été dédié par les Athéniens à Apollon Pythien. Sa consécration commémorerait la naissance de la démocratie athénienne suivant le renversement de la tyrannie des Pisistratides (510 av. J.-C.) ou leur victoire sur les Perses à Marathon (490 av. J.-C.). On estime qu'il fonctionnait comme une sorte de chambre forte, dans laquelle étaient gardés les trophées provenant des grandes victoires remportées par la cité d'Athènes ainsi que d'autres offrandes en l'honneur d'Apollon. Cet édifice adopte la forme d'un petit temple d'ordre dorique. Sa façade est composée de deux colonnes dressées entre les antes (in antis) (1). Le monument a été restauré pour la première fois entre 1903 et 1906 aux frais de la Mairie d'Athènes. La seconde restauration a été achevée en 2004 par le Ministère de la Culture et du Tourisme. Des scènes d'Amazonomachie ainsi que les exploits d'Héraclès et de Thésée sont représentés sur les métopes sculptées de la frise (les originaux sont exposés dans le musée de Delphes) (2). De nombreuses inscriptions furent gravées sur les blocs qui composent ses murs. Deux hymnes en l'honneur d'Apollon ont été inscrits sur le mur sud de l'édifice; on reconnaît entre les paroles les symboles musicaux (notes) transcrivant l'ancienne mélodie (3). C'est sur la terrasse triangulaire située à côté de la partie sud du Trésor que les Athéniens déposèrent le butin conquis lors de la bataille Marathon (4). Les sources épigraphiques nous informent que les prêters sur gages de Delphes s'installèrent à l'intérieur de l'édifice aux Il° et lIl° siècles ap. J-C
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Το κτήριο είναι δωρικού ρυθμού, κατασκευασμένος από παριανό μάρμαρο. Βρίσκεται νότια του ναού του Απόλλωνα, δίπλα στο κτήριο του Βουλευτηρίου και μπροστά από το Ασκληπιείο, στην πρώτη στροφή της ιεράς οδού όπου είχε συγκεντρωθεί μεγάλος αριθμός ανάλογων κτηρίων (Θησαυρός των Βοιωτών, Θησαυρός των Κνιδίων, Θησαυρός των Μεγαραίων, Θησαυρός των Σιφνίων).

Στην πρόσοψη το κτήριο φέρει δύο κολώνες, ανάμεσα σε δύο παραστάδες.1] Στα δύο του αετώματα έφερε ανάγλυφες παραστάσεις. Στην πρόσοψη του...

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The Treasury of the Athenians had enough of its original building material preserved to allow for its almost complete reconstruction. Designed to hold the multitude of Athenian offerings to the Delphi oracle. The building was constructed entirely of Parian marble and had a Doric frieze decorated with 30 metopes. To the left of the treasury, in a highly visible triangular area the Athenians displayed the actual spoils from the battle of Marathon. A large inscription at its front described...

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The Athenian Treasury at Delphi was constructed around 510 to 480 BCE. It was dedicated by the Athenians for their victory against the Persians and housed dedications and votive offerings to the god Apollo. It is located at the first turn of the Sacred Way, which led to the temple of Apollo and to the oracle of Delphi. The platform upon which the treasury stands has a prominent inscription on its south face: ΑΘΕΝΑΙΟΙ Τ[Ο]Ι ΑΠΟΛΛΟΝ[Ι ΑΠΟ ΜΕΔ]ΟΝ ΑΚ[ΡΟΘ]ΙΝΙΑ ΤΕΣ ΜΑΡΑΘ[Ο]ΝΙ Μ[ΑΧΕ]Σ, i.e. “The...

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