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Listed below are comments made by P01744 between Saturday, 20th June 2009 and Sunday, 21st June 2009.

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Acropolis now? 8:41pm on 21 Jun 2009 Dear AndyBugden should I also keep repeating myself or just "copy/paste" nr126?
Acropolis now? 8:30pm on 21 Jun 2009 AndyBugden certainly your english is much more inspired than mine. But still, "elginism" is an english neologism.
P.S. I understand you are also good with latin as well.
Acropolis now? 7:09pm on 21 Jun 2009 Dear dr-johnson, as you say wikipedia certainly isn't the most recognised historical database. As for the chams, the non greek historiography, f.e. Woodhouse C.M., (british collonel attached to the greek resistance during WWII), "Apple of Discord", London 1951, writes that they collabolated with the Italian and German occupators forming the "Roman League" against the greek restistance and trying to form kind of a semiindependent state attached to fascist Italy. After the WWII they left to Albania.
Right after the Balkan Wars (1912/13) in the Bucharest Convension the Balkanian Borders were decided between the Balkan countries.An international comitee, an italian millitary officer, whose name at the moment I forgett, was in charge(I understand Italy is not a balkan country but imperialistic countries are always found where they don't belong), decided on the Greek/Albanian borders. In the territory called by us greeks as northern Epirus and by the Albanians southern Albania a vast majority of greeks remain still under albanian "rule" (nowadays with improved conditions compared to them during the communist times in Albania).
As for FYROMIANS, to ignore the question "who is who" is the easy imperialistic/american way (no offence). I would suggest you once again to read the Oxford proffesors.
Forgive my poor english once again.
P.S. right after WWII there was a civil war in Greece. The majority of the slavophones (certainly not millions) living in Greece took the part of the communist party (the reason of it would take me pages to explain), who lost the war. So as the non slavophones communists they left the country to go to the back then called socialist countries.
Acropolis now? 6:13pm on 21 Jun 2009 Since I originate from Macedonia, therefore Dorian and longlasting enemy of the Athenians, I couldn't agree more that all their glory in their Golden Century (5th B.C.) came from the steeling of the Delian League's money. But didn't the same do Sir Frances Drake, famous pirate looting the spanish fleet, or the collonialists looting india, africa etc providing at the same time England resources to move mankind into the industrial revolution of the early 19th century?
Acropolis now? 5:49pm on 21 Jun 2009 For all of you native speakers, and those of you from turkey, italy, spain, egypt or from where ever else try www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?...Elginism. Or simply google "elginism". The return of the marbles doesn't need another argument.
P.S. For all of you history and archaeology lovers try some etymology (oops!!!something more greek to you. You see not only the greek monuments but the language also, among others, is universal).
Acropolis now? 3:36pm on 20 Jun 2009 Allthough I can't see your logic(?) why only these 3 islands? Why not the ionian islands to Albania or Italy? Stay there where you are...in your ignorant misery...Don't forget to complain about this comment Hubertgrove
Acropolis now? 3:28pm on 20 Jun 2009 Allthough I can't see your logic (?) why only
Acropolis now? 2:05pm on 20 Jun 2009 It's really interesting dr-johnson your concern about the feelings of Albanians or muslims...I would love to know what they are claiming. And I am sure you also feel very sympathetic for the egyptians,italians,chinese,arabs etc whose heritage is also "saved" in museums like THE BRITISH, THE LOUVRE, THE PERGAMON etc.
As for the FYROMIAN 's...that is another, really interesting story.It's completely different someone claiming his/her own than someone else's.But that is a very long story that the Oxford's professors (among others) have solved.
Acropolis now? 10:33am on 20 Jun 2009 The main reason I became a member at this blog is to comment on bryndlewindle's thoughts: thank you all for "helping us greeks to preserve these artefacts for nearly 200 years". Actually the fact that the rest of the Acropolis, not mentioning tne rest of the monuments of our, both greek and world, heritage remain "alive" for over 2,500 years is just a sign of greek arrogance.
Please forgive my poor english.

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