The old road to the oracle. Tap a numbered dot and listen.
Narrated by The Historian181 km · about 138 min · 27 stories
The stories
In order along the route. Tap a dot on the map, or play them here.
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Athina, Attica
The Epigraphical Museum Collection
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Nea Filadelfia, Attica
Antonis Tritsis Metropolitan Park
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Metamorfosi, Attica
The Spartan Fort at Decelea
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Ekali, Attica
The Tatoi Royal Estate
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Afidnes, Attica
Mycenaean Power at Orchomenos
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Polydendri, Attica
The Delphic Oracle's Political Reach
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Avlona, Attica
The Healing Sanctuary of Amphiaraos
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Avlona, Attica
The Sacred Band of Thebes
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Inofyta, Central Greece
The Battle of Delium
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Schimatari, Central Greece
The Temple of Apollo at Delium
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Tanagra, Central Greece
The Battle of Tanagra
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Eleonas, Central Greece
The Structure of the Boeotian League
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Ypato, Central Greece
The Mythic Foundations of Thebes Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Thiva, Central Greece
The Mythic Foundations of Thebes Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Vayia, Central Greece
The Mythic Foundations of Thebes Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Akrefnio, Central Greece
The Ancient Drainage of Copais
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Akrefnio, Central Greece
The Mycenaean Citadel of Gla
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Kastro, Central Greece
The Battle of Chaeronea Deep Dive · Part 1 of 3
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Orchomenos, Central Greece
The Battle of Chaeronea Deep Dive · Part 2 of 3
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Levadia, Central Greece
The Battle of Chaeronea Deep Dive · Part 3 of 3
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Levadia, Central Greece
The Life of Plutarch in Chaeronea
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Levadia, Central Greece
Sulla's Victory at Chaeronea
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Distomo, Central Greece
The Distomo Massacre
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Distomo, Central Greece
The Sacred Rites of Corycian Cave
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Arachova, Central Greece
The 1826 Battle of Arachova
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Arachova, Central Greece
The Naming of Mount Parnassus
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Delfi, Central Greece
The Oracle of Delphi
Where the stories come from
Infinite Road draws from a library of primary sources — public-domain county histories, the WPA American Guide Series, National Register of Historic Places records, local records, and encyclopedic sources — then writes and narrates each story in its own words.