Sir Keir Starmer ruled out discussing a return of the ElginMarbles to Greece in his meeting with his Greek counterpart on Tuesday despite claims from Athens that progress had been made on the ...
British diplomat Lord Elgin was the ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, which then ruled Greece, in the early 19th century. He oversaw removal and shipping to the UK of the marbles in 170 crates ...
Standing alone in the corner of the British Museum in London is the caryatid – a statue of a female figure separated from five sisters for over 200 years. She is a long way from home, having ...