The oracular temple of Apollo
at Delphi is the oracle mentioned in Sophocles'
play Oedipus Rex. The temple also had a sacred way that led to it. The oracle
prospered during the 8th and 7th centuries BC. This
was largely due to the importance that the oracle played in advising Greek cities.
In the 6th century the temple was destroyed and rebuilt in 548 BC only to be
destroyed again and rebuilt again sometime after 373 BC (Perseus/Delphi).