A “Miraculous Shot” Destroyed the Parthenon, Not Age

A lesson on how it is inadvisable to store explosives in an ancient monument

Grant Piper

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The Parthenon (CC BY 2.0 / Flickr)

The Morean War is a relatively unknown conflict that occurred in the 17th century. It was a continuation of a series of wars that had raged for centuries between the Turks and the Venetians. The continuous fighting between Venice and the Turks is…

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Grant Piper

Professional writer. Amateur historian. Husband, father, Christian.