Delphinion
37°31′47.7″N 27°16′50.5″E / 37.529917°N 27.280694°E
A Delphinion (ancient Greek: Δελφίνιον) found in ancient Greece, was a temple of
The Delphinion at Miletus
The ruin of the Delphinion in Miletus is still mostly standing. A rectangular temenos, the remains of the temple at the site date back to as early as the fifth century B.C.E. Still present are a rectangular altar with volute acroteria, as well as a few other round marble altars. An "annual Spring procession which went from Miletus to the Temple of Apollo at Didyma began at the Delphinion".[1] Inscriptions found on the walls of the Delphinion tell us the site also served as the city archive.
The Delphinion at Athens
The Delphinion in Athens near the Acropolis contained a court of law, which was used to try homicide cases where the accused had claimed the defence of justifiable homicide.
References
- ^ "Miletus, Delphinion (Building)". www.perseus.tufts.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
External links
- Perseus Building Catalog: Miletus, Delphinion
- Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: The Athenian Court and the American Court System, by Henry A. Rhodes