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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 4598779, member: 110350&quot;]This really has nothing to do with coins, but I&#039;ve long wondered why ancient Greek statues and other art discovered in Italy are considered by the Italian government to be part of Italian cultural heritage, and to belong to the Italian state, given that a large percentage of them ended up in Italy only because (a) they were looted or stolen by the ancient Romans, or bought at extortionately low prices by virtue of their position as conquerors and imperialist occupiers, or (b) they were created by the inhabitants of the Greek colonies in Southern Italy and Sicily, all of whom probably considered themselves to be culturally Greek.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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