The route of the PythaĂŻs through Athens and Attica
This study presents a discussion and hypothetical reconstruction of the spatial context of the PythaĂŻs, an occasional overland pilgrimage from Athens to Delphi. The main research question addresses the route of the pilgrimage, specifically through Athens and Attica. This work has a broad chronological scope, spanning most of the life of the ritual. It is proposed in this study that the PythaĂŻs was introduced to Athens in the sixth century BC. After its introduction, the PythaĂŻs was conducted with irregular frequency until the second half of the first century BC, when the traditional PythaĂŻdes were taken over by the DodekaĂŻdes. The work mainly combines textual sources and old archaeological data with new archaeological evidence collected through field walks. The latter focused on one of the routes possibly used by the pilgrimage, which had not been fully archaeologically understood and contextualised: the Phyle road through western Parnes. The PythaĂŻs followed a properly-named sacred road; therefore, a general discussion of Greek sacred roads is provided at the outset to highlight the current issues concerning the study of sacred roads. Subsequently, the work offers a review of the scholarly literature
Pirisino, Daniele
The route of the PythaĂŻs through Athens and Attica. This study presents a discussion and hypothetical reconstruction of the spatial context of the PythaĂŻs, an occasional overland pilgrimage from Athens to Delphi. The main research question addresses the route of the pilgrimage, specifically through Athens and Attica. This work has a broad chronological scope, spanning most of the life of the ritual. It is proposed in this study that the PythaĂŻs was introduced to Athens in the sixth century BC. After its introduction, the PythaĂŻs was conducted with irregular frequency until the second half of the first century BC, when the traditional PythaĂŻdes were taken over by the DodekaĂŻdes. The work mainly combines textual sources and old archaeological data with new archaeological evidence collected through field walks. The latter focused on one of the routes possibly used by the pilgrimage, which had not been fully archaeologically understood and contextualised: the Phyle road through western Parnes. The PythaĂŻs followed a properly-named sacred road; therefore, a general discussion of Greek sacred roads is provided at the outset to highlight the current issues concerning the study of sacred roads. Subsequently, the work offers a review of the scholarly literature
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