07-10-2014, 06:02 PM
This is so depressing:
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-2819118...ewsletter&...
Just imagine if they succeeded in invading Europe. How much European heritage would be destroyed?
This statue is from the 8th Century BC.
But it was destroyed by the Islamist group Isis. They are systematically pillaging Syria's world heritage sites. Some ancient artefacts are traded for weapons or cash, others that represent humans or animal gods are seen by Isis as heretical to Islam and are destroyed.
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-2819118...ewsletter&...
Just imagine if they succeeded in invading Europe. How much European heritage would be destroyed?
This statue is from the 8th Century BC.
But it was destroyed by the Islamist group Isis. They are systematically pillaging Syria's world heritage sites. Some ancient artefacts are traded for weapons or cash, others that represent humans or animal gods are seen by Isis as heretical to Islam and are destroyed.
"You can be young without money but you can't be old without money"
Maggie the Cat from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." by Tennessee Williams
Maggie the Cat from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." by Tennessee Williams