November 27, 2012
Will the British Museum ever lose the Parthenon Marbles?
The story of the Parthenon & how it ended up in the partially ruined state we see today fascinates many people. Lord Elgin played a clear part in the destruction of the building, but the British Museum continues to ignore any invitations to discuss the issue of the return of the sculptures seriously.
From:
San Diego Daily Transcript
Will Elgin lose his marbles?
By Larry Stirling
Monday, November 19, 2012(ATHENS, Greece) — Wealthy Englishman Thomas Bruce, aka the Seventh Earl of Elgin, was appointed ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in 1798.
Athens, indeed all of Greece, was then a part of it.
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