The retaining wall was built to support the terrace housing the construction of the second temple of Apollo in 548 BC.
Its name is taken from the polygonal masonry of which it is constructed.
At a later date, from 200 BC onwards, the stones were inscribed with the manumission contracts of slaves who were consecrated to Apollo.
Approximately a thousand manumissions are recorded on the wall.
The retaining wall was built to support the terrace housing the construction of the second temple of Apollo in 548 BC. Its name is taken from the polygonal masonry of which it is constructed. At a later date, from 200 BC onwards, the stones were inscribed with the manumission contracts of slaves who were consecrated to Apollo. Approximately a thousand manumissions are recorded on the wall.
Delphi