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The emperor Julian the Apostate reopened the Delphic oracle and rebuilt the temple of Apollo in a bid to revive paganism. He apparently received several oracles from the oracle. Would there have been any remnants of the old cult left by this time? Was the old Pythia still alive?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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