Delphi & Apollo Oracle

Archaeological Museum. Few statues have ever acquired so great and well deserved a fame as the bronze charioteer which originally belonged to a larger group which represented a chariot with four horses from which only small fragments survived. Its height is 1.8 m and is made up from six separate cast parts. Dedicated by Polyzalos, tyrant of the Sicilian city of Gela, for his victory in the race at the Pythian Games, probably in 474 BC. it is admired for its superb art.

The Delphi Archaeological Museum is at the foot of the main archaeological complex, on the east side of the village, and on the north side of the main road. The museum houses an impressive collection associated with ancient Delphi, including the earliest known notation of a melody, the famous Charioteer, golden treasures discovered beneath the Sacred Way, and fragments of reliefs from the Siphnian Treasury. Immediately adjacent to the exit (and overlooked by most tour guides) is the inscription that mentions the Roman proconsul Gallio.

• Biblical Timeline: It places Gallio as the proconsul of Achaia around 51–52 CE, which corresponds directly with the account in Acts 18:12, where Gallio tries the Apostle Paul in Corinth.
• Historical Validation: It confirms the accuracy of the New Testament’s record regarding the name of the official and his title (proconsul) at that specific time.
• Dating the Ministry of Paul: Because the inscription allows scholars to date Gallio’s proconsulship, it acts as a fixed anchor point for dating Paul’s missionary journeys (roughly A.D. 49–50 for his arrival in Corinth).