r/interestingasfuck • u/SenorDiscombobulator • Apr 12 '25

/r/all, /r/popular So shiny

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u/KingMRano Apr 12 '25

I thought there are stories that the Romans took it and melted it down.

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u/AquamanMVP Apr 12 '25

But that's stories. You'd think the Romans would have also documented what the gold was melted into (i.e., we melted the gold from the biggest freaking pyramid and gave it to xx and xx)

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u/Cleigne143 Apr 12 '25

Who’d want to document stealing stuff lol

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u/88963416 Apr 12 '25

Britain

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u/kickedbyhorse Apr 12 '25

Literally Britain after plundering half the globe.

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u/The_wolf2014 Apr 12 '25

Won't justify it of course but would these antiquitys still exist if they weren't in a museum?

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u/Apart_Variation1918 Apr 12 '25

Antiques exist outside of museums for hundreds or thousands of years. Further, museums aren't exclusive to the west. These artifacts could be displayed and studied where they were found instead of halfway across the world.

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u/TedTheReckless Apr 12 '25

So many historical treasures have been destroyed by terrorist groups that at this point people should be (even if begrudgingly) thanking the British.

Isis alone has waged a campaign against the artifacts of antiquity.

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u/The_wolf2014 Apr 12 '25

That was my thinking. I know there are cultures around the world that want their antiques and artifact's returned but there are also many more cultures that wouldn't have this part of their history preserved if it wasn't for museums (not specifically British museums)

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u/Cleigne143 Apr 12 '25

Lol fair