The temple of Apollo was first built around the 7th century B.C.E by the two architects Trophonios and Agamedes. The temple burned down and was rebuilt in the 6th century B.C.E. and was renamed the Temple of Alcmeonidae in tribute to the noble Athenian family that financed the reconstruction. The temple was destroyed again in 373 B.C.E by an earthquake and was rebuilt in 330 B.C.E by Spintharos, Xenodoros, and Agathon, architects from Corinth. The temple then became home to the most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and a major site for the worship of the god Apollo. |