Journal Name:
- International Journal of Science Culture and Sport
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Abstract (2. Language):
Upon the landing of the Greek troops in Smyrna on May 1919, that inaugurated a 3-years military campaign, the Greek Government sent archaeologists to excavate some of the most famous archaeological sites of the western coast, while the Greek Army also participated by gathering artifacts on its way to Ankara. The researches attempted to “prove” the “since ever pure” and “solid” Greekness of Asia Minor by diminishing, on the other hand, the role of other ancient people into the creation of the Aegean and Anatolian civilization; even the Islamic monuments were built by Greeks, according to Greek scholars and to the racial classification of people and their abilities. The Greek campaign hadn’t been simply a matter of historical (mis)interpretation; the Greek ruling class never hide that their ultimate goal was the raw materials of Anatolia even if the ethno-historical myths history and the archeological interpretations added a widely accepted gloss in the war. This paper aims to introduce the predetermined archaeological assessments in relation to the necessity of the Greek government to become more effective ideologically, especially on realizing that the campaign was no more politically and militarily tenable…
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