Editing Delphi (section)

===Treasuries===
[[File:Treasury house of Athens in Delphi (July 2018).jpg|thumb|The reconstructed Treasury of the Athenians, built to commemorate their victory at the [[Battle of Marathon]]]]
{{main|Athenian Treasury|Boeotian Treasury|Cnidian Treasury|Sicyonian Treasury|Siphnian Treasury|Theban Treasury (Delphi)|l6=Theban Treasury|Treasury of the Acanthians|Treasury of the Massaliots (Delphi)}}

From the entrance of the upper site, continuing up the slope on the Sacred Way almost to the Temple of Apollo, are a large number of [[votive deposit|votive]] statues, and numerous so-called treasuries. These were built by many of the Greek city-states to commemorate victories and to thank the oracle for her advice, which was thought to have contributed to those victories. These buildings held the offerings made to Apollo; these were frequently a "[[tithe]]" or tenth of the spoils of a battle. The most impressive is the now-restored [[Athenian Treasury]], built to commemorate their victory at the [[Battle of Marathon]] in 490&nbsp;BC.

The [[Siphnian Treasury]] was dedicated by the city of [[Siphnos]], whose citizens gave a tithe of the yield from their silver mines until the mines came to an abrupt end when the sea flooded the workings.

One of the largest of the treasuries was that of [[Argos, Peloponnese|Argos]]. Having built it in the late classical period, the Argives took great pride in establishing their place at Delphi amongst the other city-states. Completed in 380 BC, their treasury seems to draw inspiration mostly from the Temple of Hera located in the Argolis. However, recent analysis of the Archaic elements of the treasury suggest that its founding preceded this.

Other identifiable treasuries are those of the [[Sicyonian Treasury|Sicyonians]], the [[Boeotian Treasury|Boeotians]], [[Treasury of the Massaliots (Delphi)|Massaliots]], and the [[Theban Treasury (Delphi)|Thebans]].
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File:Treasury of the Boeotians.jpg|Boeotians
File:Treasury of Cnidus 1.jpg|Cnidians
File:The Treasury of the Sicyonians on the Sacred Way at the Sanctuary of Apollo (Delphi) on October 4, 2020.jpg|Sicyonians
File:Sideview of the Siphnian Treasury at the Sanctuary of Apollo (Delphi) on October 4, 2020.jpg|Siphnians
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