Innovation and Resilience: Post-Disaster Architecture in Fourth-Century Delphi
Jean Vanden Broeck-Parant
In the 370s BC, Delphi was struck by a natural disaster. The temple of Apollo itself severely damaged and needed to be rebuilt almost entirely. A few years later, Third Sacred War (356-346 BC) interrupted reconstruction. These two events must have been traumatic, yet reconstruction started relatively quickly after catastrophe resumed swiftly end war. addition Apollo, other monuments were erected in aftermath these events. This paper focuses on Treasury Thebans so-called Limestone Temple offers an interpretation their architectural features light distressing that preceded them, using concepts anchoring innovation conspicuous consumption. Resilience, it is argued, not only evident vast funding scheme for reconstructing but also design construction during period.
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