Athletes and oracles: the transformation of Olympia and Delphi in the eighth century BC

List of illustrations Acknowledgements Abbreviations 1. Sanctuaries and the rise of the Greek state 2. The sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia 3. The early history of Olympia 4. Phokian settlement and the sanctuary at Delphi 5. The institution of the Delphic oracle: oracular responses from Delphi 6. Sanctuaries, the state and the individual Appendix 1. Iron age archaeological evidence from the region of Elis Appendix 2. Archaeological evidence from Phokis Appendix 3. The cemetery at Galaxidi Notes Bibliography General index Topographical index.