Lost City Apollo Found at Stonehenge
Could Stonehenge be home to the mythical Lost City of Apollo? Highly acclaimed archaeologist Dennis Price, noted for his startling discovery of Stonehenge’s lost altar stone near a roadside in Berwick St James last year, believes he’s found the renowned Lost City of Apollo in the land near Stonehenge.
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Dennis Price, an authority on the history of Stonehenge claims the legendary city of Apollo is located at King’s Barrow Ridge, overlooking Stonehenge.
Although Apollo has been considered by many to be nothing more than a fairy-tale or myth, Price is convinced that it actually existed right on the outskirts of Salisbury, after working with language specialists at Exeter University, reports Yahoo News.
The experts labored to decipher the works of an ancient Greek mariner named Pytheas of Massilia.
Dennis Price stated that it’s been acknowledged that Pytheas visited Britain around 325 BC and wrote of the Lost City of Apollo and a site much like Stonehenge in his chronicles.
Price stated, “There is a passage that apparently refers to Stonehenge which has long fascinated people, but there is also a repeated reference made to a city sacred to Apollo which has gone completely unremarked upon.”
Pytheas’ references inspired Price to dig deeper into his writings, which revealed the exact location of the city to him.
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He said, “Just a mile or so to the east of Stonehenge is a gigantic prehistoric earthwork called Vespasian’s Camp, named in later years by William Camden, after the same Vespasian who subjugated the south west of England during the Roman invasion of Britain in 43 AD.”
“It is invariably described as an Iron Age hill fort, yet excavations there have shown the existence of far earlier Neolithic pits, while there still exist the remains of early Bronze Age funeral barrows, showing the site was in use while nearby Stonehenge was being constructed.”
“Vespasian’s Camp lies at the bottom of a slope occupied further up by what is known as the King’s Barrow Ridge, overlooking Stonehenge, while this is further divided into the New King Barrow and Old King Barrow.”
“Vespasian’s Camp cannot be seen from Stonehenge, but it lies to the east of the ruins, in the direction of the rising sun. As Apollo had largely become thought of as a Sun god by the time Pytheas was writing, it is an obvious connection.”
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“Given the huge scale of the earthworks at Vespasian’s Camp, it is not unthinkable that Pytheas may have thought of Troy, another city sacred to or beloved of Apollo, as some later versions of the stories of this place speak of Apollo building the walls there along with Poseidon.”
“We cannot know precisely how Pytheas came to equate the sanctuary, the temple and the city with Apollo, but it is not unthinkable that some future excavation at Stonehenge might provide evidence of this.”
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It’s been popular opinion that Stonehenge is either an astronomical observatory or for religious rituals associated with the solstices, and / or the dead. Its alignments with the sun and moon appear to be too coincidental for there not to be a connection. The gargantuan stones were raised more than 4000 years ago.
You can find out more about Dennis Price’s studies and research on Stonehenge and the Lost City of Apollo in great detail on his website at Eternal Idol.
Gosh Deborah…
the mystery of Stonehenge….is always going to be a mystery……and this latest info is fascinating……I saw Stonehenge IRL in the 80’s …absolutely awesome :0
I’m envious Kim, I’d love to see Stonehenge
Dennis Price does have some very convincing information on his site about the city of Apollo, as well as info on Stonehenge. If you get the chance you should check his site out. The link is at the bottom of the post.
You wrote: “… Stonehenge’s lost _alter_ stone
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the _infamous_ Lost City of Apollo …”
Alter means to change or become different.
Infamous means having a bad reputation; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an infamous traitor; an infamous perjurer.
Try altar and famous [or reknowned].
Thanks Mr. Null.
I verified the report to ensure I hadn’t made a mistake on ‘alter’, and the term is exactly as written in the report. Alter can also be used as a noun, as in an altar at a church. I’ll have to verify this with Dennis Price.
As for ‘infamous’, thanks for the correction! Wrong choice of words on my behalf. That’s been edited
Stonehenge was interesting when I visited it – I was lucky enough to see it just before they put up the fence. Now you can’t get anywhere near it.
But even when you could, I thought that the Salisbury Cathedral (less than 30 minutes from Stonehenge) was much more interesting. It was one of the few man-made truly awe inspiring things I’ve ever seen.
Stonehenge is interesting, but the most amazing thing about it is that it’s still there, and wasn’t scavenged for building materials like so many other structures of antiquity.
If you go, do see it, but don’t neglect to also see Salisbury Cathedral and all it contains, for the architecture and history alone. There’s even a 900 year old human powered crane in the 300 foot high attic, you know.
That was the impression that I got when I was searching for photos Ron, they all appeared quite distant and I could see a small ill eligible sign in front which I cropped out. What a shame to have to go to those lengths.
I’ll have to look into the Sailbury Cathedral, it sounds spectacular! Thanks for your info
Hi Deborah,
Like Ron, I was fortunate to see it up close before they fenced it off and turned it into a commercial venture. I used to regularly pass it hitch hiking between camp and home. There have been many new findings in recent years in the surrounding area with various archaeological digs.
Again, as Ron says, Salisbury Cathedral is really worth a look at, and the Roman Baths in Bath. Lots of histiry there too
Mr. Null, I’ve enquired about the accuracy of the term ‘alter’ with Dennis Price, and he’s informed me that many reports had made that error. It’s now been corrected to ‘altar’.
It amazes me how far those 2 feet of yours have carried you over the years Colin
And Roman Baths in Bath … I’m not even going there with a comment, but you have me curious 
I’m getting even more curious about the Salisbury Cathedral … will have to check it out.
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There was never a lost city called ‘Apollo’. Does the writer refer to Hyperborea, which was mythically sacred to Apollo? That is, a place dedicated to a northern form of Apollo. Bad journalism I’m afraid.
Archon, I suggest that you check out Dennis Price’s website at Eternal Idol, where he goes into much detail. The link is at the bottom of this article.