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J_William_Ryan

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7. "damage caused by war, weather and looting"

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 04:34 AM

Jun 19

Primarily war.

The Parthenon was destroyed in 1687 during the Venetian-Ottoman war; it was used as an ammo dump by the Ottomans when it was hit by a rocket.

Before that the Parthenon was essentially an intact, serviceable structure.

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