Greeks offered this tripod as a votum to the oracle of Delphi, after the victory over the Persians in 479 B C. Later it was moved to Constantinople ca 330 AD. Platean tripod was described by, Herodotus, Thucydides, Demosthenes, Diodorus Siculus, Pausanias, Cornelius Nepos, and Plutarch.
Platean tripod, Delphi
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Altar of the Chians at Delphi
Temple of Apollo. -
Daochos Monument
Votive statuary group. -
Pillar of Prusias
Prusias monument at Delphi. -
Treasury of the Corinthians, Delphi
Corinthian votive building at Delphi.Treasury of Corinth.