Delphi • The Bellybutton of the Ancient World • © BBC (full documentary)

What really went on at the ancient Greek oracle at Delphi, how did it get its awesome reputation and why is it still influential today?

Michael Scott of Cambridge University uncovers the secrets of the most famous oracle in the ancient world. A vital force in ancient history for a thousand years it is now one of Greece's most beautiful tourist sites, but in its time it has been a gateway into the supernatural, a cockpit of political conflict, and a beacon for internationalism. And at its heart was the famous inscription which still inspires visitors today - 'Know Thyself'.

Last broadcast on BBC Four July 11th 2011

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• the oracle of delphi
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• archeology
• greek mythology

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[TheAnimeExpert93]

Beautiful! I love Archeology :D <3 thanks for uploading the whole thing, and not putting it in parts. :)

[MrTorleon]

Thank you. A very interesting and informative doco. My first of six trips to Greece, when I was eighteen, traveling on one souvlaki a day, included Delphi, and unbelievably, I was the only person there - early 1960`s.

I watched this through, saying, yes, I remember that, or, I didn`t notice that !

Great stuff, thanks.

[akitaman101]

praise be to Zeus! a BBC doc WITHOUT the nausiating, insufferable michael wood!

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