sanctuary of Apollo at Delium
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The sanctuary of Apollo at Delium was an important religious site in ancient Boeotia, Greece, dedicated to the god Apollo and later known as the setting of the famous Battle of Delium during the Peloponnesian War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sanctuary of Apollo at Delium canonical | 2 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sanctuary
ⓘ
religious site ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Battle of Delium ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Boeotian ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Apollo ⓘ |
| dedication | temple of Apollo ⓘ |
| function |
cult center of Apollo
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Apollo ⓘ |
| hasType | sanctuary complex ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| knownFor | Battle of Delium ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boeotia
ⓘ
Delium ⓘ Greek Antiquity ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| mentionedBy | Thucydides ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| near |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Euboean Gulf ⓘ border of Boeotia and Attica ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in Athenian–Boeotian conflict ⓘ |
| partOf | Boeotian religious landscape ⓘ |
| region | central Greece ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| sacredTo | Apollo ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | border sanctuary between Boeotia and Attica ⓘ |
| timeOfFlourishing | classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| usedAs | military position during the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.