Treasury of the Megarians

The Megarian Treasury was a building situated within the sanctuary of Apollo in Delphi, to the north of the Siphnian Treasury along the Sacred Way. On its façade have been inscribed 26 inscriptions referring to the citizens of Megara, a fact which led to the secure identification of the monument.

Type: Ruins
Description: building at Delphi
Also known as: “Megarian Treasury”, “Megarian Treasury at Delphi”, “Tesoro di Megara”, and “trésor de Mégare”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Delphi and Delphic Sibyl.

Delphi

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The archaeological site of Delphi is a UNESCO World Heritage site near the modern village of the same name in West Central Greece, on the southwestern slope of Mount Parnassus, which is part of a mountain range north of the gulf of Corinth.

Delphic Sibyl

Historic site

Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pythia was the title of the high priestess of the Temple of Apollo at Delphi in central Greece. She served as its oracle and was known as the Oracle of Delphi.

Temple of Apollo

Ruins

Photo: Helen Simonsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Temple of Apollo, also known as Apollonion, was a major part of the Panhellenic religious sanctuary located in Central Greece at Delphi. The temple and sanctuary at large were dedicated to one of the major Greek deities, Apollo, the god of archery, music, light, prophecy, the arts, and healing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chrisso and Arachova.

Chrisso

Village

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Chrisso is a village in Phocis, Greece. The modern village sits north of the ancient town of Crissa, a powerful city-state of ancient Greece which gave its name to the Crissaean plain and the Crissaean Gulf and lies in the southwestern foothills of Mount Parnassus. Chrisso is situated 3 km west of Treasury of the Megarians.

Arachova

Village

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Arachova is a mountain town and a former municipality in the western part of Boeotia. Since the 2011 local government reform it is a municipal unit, part of the municipality Distomo-Arachova-Antikyra. Arachova is situated 7 km east of Treasury of the Megarians.

Kirra

Village

Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kirra is a village in Phocis, Central Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Itea, to which it is adjacent. Kirra is the point where the Pleistos river meets the Gulf of Iteas, a bay of the Gulf of Corinth. Kirra is situated 8 km southwest of Treasury of the Megarians.

Treasury of the Megarians

Categories: treasury (ancient Greece), building, and historic site
Location: Delphi, Phocis, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

38.48172° or 38° 28′ 54″ north

Longitude

22.50147° or 22° 30′ 5″ east

Open location code

8GC4FGJ2+MH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 145690063

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

Wikidata ID

Q22810177

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Spanish—“Treasury of the Megarians” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Megaralaisten aarrekammio”
French: “trésor des Mégariens à Delphes”
French: “Trésor des Mégariens à Delphes”
Greek: “Θησαυρός Μεγαρέων”
Greek: “Θησαυρός των Μεγαρέων”
Italian: “Tesoro dei megaresi”
Italian: “Tesoro dei Megaresi”
Spanish: “Tesoro de los megarenses (Delfos)”
Spanish: “Tesoro de los megarenses”
Spanish: “Tesoro de Megara”

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