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minus-square@ScrollerBalllinkEnglish34•edit-21 month agoWell Greece wasn’t ever a British colony, so they didn’t have as many opportunities to steal artifacts and culture as they did with, say, Egypt or India
minus-squareTheTechnician27linkEnglish35•1 month agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Ancient_Greek_and_Roman_sculptures_in_the_British_Museum
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•1 month agoI’m sure they had ample opportunity to steal Greek artefacts from when Greeks invaded Egypt and India.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 month agoAlso see: the Ionian Islands from 1815 to 1862
Well Greece wasn’t ever a British colony, so they didn’t have as many opportunities to steal artifacts and culture as they did with, say, Egypt or India
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Ancient_Greek_and_Roman_sculptures_in_the_British_Museum
I’m sure they had ample opportunity to steal Greek artefacts from when Greeks invaded Egypt and India.
Also see: the Ionian Islands from 1815 to 1862