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Western Looting of Greek Antiquities During the War of Independence
In the late 18th and early 19th century, Westerners were involved in extensive looting of Greek antiquities as the nation was ...
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Ancient statues were colorful — and perfumed
White statues of the classical world also fit ideals ... from the colorfully decorated artworks that characterized the Ottoman Empire. As a result, in the 18th and 19th centuries, even as large ...
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Are Istanbul’s Byzantine Monuments Being Erased from Sight?
Byzantine-era monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly the Byzantine capital city known as Constantinople, are being covered ...
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Statues in ancient Greece, Rome were colorful — and perfumed
White statues of the classical world also fit ideals ... from the colorfully decorated artworks that characterized the Ottoman Empire. As a result, in the 18th and 19th centuries, even as large ...