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#Turkey's 500-year-old hammam unveils Istanbul's #Ottoman secrets @NazlanEr https://t.co/fP3ZlDS155
The looting of Bubon, an ancient city in what is now Turkey, indeed took a village. Investigators say they now know how rare bronzes, dating to the Roman Empire, ended up in affluent homes and museums around the world. https://t.co/oUIxvLb8mJ
Turkey's 500-year-old hammam unveils Istanbul's Ottoman secrets. By @NazlanEr. https://t.co/0XuuxRAYnA
500-year-old hammam in Istanbul unveils #Ottoman secrets https://t.co/xcTTKKvr1b @NazlanEr
Turkey's 500-year-old hammam unveils Istanbul's Ottoman secrets https://t.co/0XuuxRAYnA by @NazlanEr
Ittai Gradel was trawling eBay a decade ago when he thought he had stumbled across a gold mine. Instead, the discovery set him on the path to uncovering one of the biggest museum heists of all time. https://t.co/OzNDimZDMo https://t.co/5eLfMb1au7
The 13-year restoration of a historical bathhouse in Istanbul reveals a multilayered history of tile smuggling, war captives reimagining their lost battle through graffiti and the rise and decline of the public baths in the #Ottoman Empire https://t.co/x3kZFRgMSF By @NazlanEr
500-year-old hammam in Istanbul unveils Ottoman secrets https://t.co/zwZAwMGHYR by @NazlanEr
A 500-year-old hammam in Istanbul has revealed Ottoman secrets after a 13-year restoration. The restoration uncovered a multilayered history, including tile smuggling, war captives expressing their lost battles through graffiti, and the rise and decline of public baths in the Ottoman Empire. Ittai Gradel, who stumbled upon a potential gold mine on eBay, ended up uncovering one of the biggest museum heists of all time. The looting of Bubon, an ancient city in Turkey, has been investigated, revealing how rare bronzes from the Roman Empire ended up in affluent homes and museums worldwide.