Since the 15th century, Greece had been ruled by the Ottoman ... any man to touch them with a chisel.” From 1807, Elgin exhibited the marbles that had arrived in Britain in a house that he ...
ElginMarbles statue lent to Russia What are the ... Gerapetritis reinforced that message on Wednesday, describing Greece's claim on the sculptures as based "not only on history and justice ...
has said he doesn't believe the ElginMarbles should be returned to Greece, claiming they "belong in the British Museum". The statues came from friezes on the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple and ...
An agreement to return the Parthenon Sculptures - better known in the UK as the ElginMarbles - is at "an advanced ... with the Greek prime minister. Greece has called for the return of the ...