Greece has long maintained that the ElginMarbles were illegally removed from their place high atop Athens’ acropolis during a period of foreign occupation. It remains a matter for the British ...
which then ruled Greece. Lord Elgin claimed he had been given permission by the Ottoman Empire for the transfer of the sculptures and sold them to the UK government in 1816 before the marbles ...
While Downing Street has insisted its position on the Elginmarbles ‘has not changed’, representatives from Britain and Greece are reportedly moving closer to finding a solution. Talks between ...