Denmark repatriates the statue head of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus to Turkey. The atrifact, which was stolen during illegal excavations in the 1960s, is significant due to its connection to ancient Lycia, a once-flourishing Roman province in what is now modern-day Turkey. [1280×853]
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The statue head dates back to 193–211 AD. Forty-eight terracotta architectural slabs also returned (6th century BC), more info and images:
[https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/statue-head-of-septimius-severus-terracotta-slabs-returned-to-turkiye-132282/](https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/statue-head-of-septimius-severus-terracotta-slabs-returned-to-turkiye-132282/)
Roman statue now belongs to the Turks? That’s an interesting turn of events.
Now I want to see UK do it.
This is dumb.
It would be like returning first nation artifacts to the government of the United States because they happen to be on the same land.
Roman artifacts in asia minor more logically belong to the greeks.
The turks mostly does not care about the roman / byzantine past of the land they occupy, and are actively trying to erase it.