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February 2, 2011

Author N.J. Slabbert says that Parthenon Marbles should be returned to Athens to honour WW2 dead

Posted at 2:05 pm in Elgin Marbles

In a new book, The Sword Of Zeus: The Hidden Story Of How Greece Shaped World War II, author N. J. Slabbert argues that the Elgin Marbles ought to be returned to Athens, to honour the efforts made by Greece during the Second World War.

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February 1 2011
AUTHOR URGES BRITAIN: RETURN ELGIN MARBLES TO HONOR GREECE’S WWII DEAD

Writer N.J. Slabbert, creator of the Sword Of Zeus Project on Greece’s role in WWII, has urged Britain to return the Elgin Marbles to Athens without further delay to honor Greece’s World War II dead.

While the Marbles’ return on general ethical and cultural grounds has been supported by other public intellectuals including Nobel Prizewinning author Nadine Gordimer and journalist Christopher Hitchens, N.J. Slabbert says Greece’s critical role in WWII provides a very specific historical reason to return the Marbles now. He sets this position out in a forthcoming book, The Sword Of Zeus: The Hidden Story Of How Greece Shaped World War II.
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