Chapter 25. The City of Kyzikos, Client of Oracles

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29 janvier 2019

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Christian Habicht, « Chapter 25. The City of Kyzikos, Client of Oracles », Ausonius Éditions, ID : 10.4000/books.ausonius.2249

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Every Greek city felt the need to consult an oracle. The most famous oracles were those at Delphi and Dodona in Greece, Didyma and Klaros in Asia Minor and the oracle of Ammon in the oasis of Siwa in Egypt; many others had mostly local significance. As Kyzikos was a colony of Miletos, one would assume that the city’s oracular needs would best be met by Apollo of Didyma, on the territory of Miletos. This might have happened, the record is meager and also shows consultations with Delphi and Amm...

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