Place

Delphi

Phocis · Modern Greece

The sacred center of the Greek world, where the oracle of Apollo spoke. Its inscription, Know Thyself, became philosophy’s first commandment.

Thinkers Connected to Delphi

c. 470 BCE – 399 BCE

He wrote nothing, but changed everything. Philosophy became a conversation.

c. 46 CE – c. 120 CE

He believed character is destiny, and proved it by writing the lives of famous men side by side.