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Pinnacle of Mount Parnassus.

Village of Kastri, on the site of Delphi.

The valley of Pleistos near Delphi.

Mount Parnassus, from Delphi.

The mountains of Phocis, from the Temple of Apollo at Ancient Corinth.

Coast of Phocis, from the Corinthian Gulf.

Delphi.

The Valley of Pleistos, Delphi.

Mount Parnassus.

Delphi. Castalian fountain, on Mount Parnassus.

Crissa on Mount Parnassus. Looking up the vale of Salona anciently Amphessa.

Fig. 1: Plan of the Castalian fountain. Fig. 2: Elevation. The upright grooves in the wall do not admit an easy explanation. Fig. 3: Section. This shews the singular form of the niche. Fig. 4: Architrave of a door in a church at Delphi. Fig. 5: Profile of the seats of the Stadium at Delphi.

View of the valley of Pleistos, Delphi.

View of Mount Parnassus.

Landscape on Mount Parnassus.

Scenery, Mount Parnassus.

Mounts Korombili and Helicon, from the port of Creusis.

Silver stater (ca. 346 - 338 B.C.E.) from Delphi. Obv. Head of Demeter left, wearing grain-ear wreath and veil. Rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, tripod to left, AMΦIKTIONΩN around.

Ancient coin of Delphi.

The fortress Korakalithari at Vardoussia (Korakas).

The remains of ancient Daulis, with ancient Chaeronea in the background.

View of ancient Krissa and Mount Parnassus.

View of Mount Parnassus with Delphi.

Ancient coins from Zakynthos (1), Abydos (2), Izmir (3), Thyateira (4), Roman coins of emperors Commodus and Caracalla from Patras (5,6), coins from Delphi (7) and Sicyon (8).