You don’t have to believe in oracles to find them interesting. This is the premise of “The Road to Delphi,” Michael Wood’s subtle and wide-ranging consideration of oracles and the oracular mode. In ...

It was at one time one of the most sacred shrines in the world, and was consulted by kings, generals and emperors. It accumulated troves of wealth, which were from time to time plundered, but often ...

The road to Delphi saw some strange traffic in its day. It was on that road that Oedipus met, and impulsively murdered, the man who would turn out to be his father, thereby fulfilling the prophecy of ...

Ancient Greek oracles, omens, and sacred calendars shaped decisions from war to marriage and everything in between through superstitions.

ARCHÆOLOGISTSof the old school believe — and we are inclined to believe with them — that the present generation has carried rather too far the furore for archaic art. As a classic musician is lowered ...

Visiting the Oracle at Delphi is nothing short of soul-stirring. So is retracing the path that ancient visitors took to get there. Credit...Maria Mavropoulou for The New York Times Supported by By Liz ...

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I invited an ancient Oracle from Delphi to help me decipher what California voters were telling us with their answers to PPIC’s most recent poll of the state’s electorate. The Oracle laid out the ...

A recent study from mainland China has highlighted the types of archaeological insights that are expected to become increasingly common as artificial intelligence (AI) technology is employed more ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — As progress continues on Nashville's future, some worry about its past. "A thousand years ago you had tens of thousands of Native American people here who raised families who ...