Histories

Since they were wealthy and like their fathers men of reputation, they made the temple more beautiful than the model showed. In particular, whereas they had agreed to build the temple of tufa, they made its front of Parian marble.

These men, as the Athenians say, established themselves at Delphi [22.5167,38.4917] (Perseus) Delphi and bribed the Pythian priestess to bid any Spartans who should come to inquire of her on a private or a public account to set Athens [23.7333,37.9667] (Perseus)Athens free.