{"id":382814,"date":"2025-11-11T04:05:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theproductofdesign.com\/site\/thieves-have-stolen-ancient-roman-era-statues-from-the-national-museum-in-syria-2\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T04:05:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T10:05:34","slug":"thieves-have-stolen-ancient-roman-era-statues-from-the-national-museum-in-syria-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theproductofdesign.com\/site\/thieves-have-stolen-ancient-roman-era-statues-from-the-national-museum-in-syria-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Thieves have stolen ancient Roman-era statues from the national museum in Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/69130baa3e4ab2.48661186.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/>\n<div>DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) \u2014 Thieves have stolen several ancient statues dating back to the Roman era from the national museum in the 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