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Parthenon marbles

British Offer to “Loan” Greece the Elgin Marbles

2022-08-02 by Phil Butler

Elgin Marbles

In a gesture of uncommon magnanimity, the British Museum has offered to loan Greece the pirated Parthenon Marbles.

Tags: ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, British Museum, Bronze Head from Ife, Elgin Marbles, Greece antiquity, Greece heirlooms, Greece legacy, Greek archaeology, Henry Christy, Jonathan Williams, Nazi archaeology, Parthenon marbles, Rosetta Stone, Waddesdon Bequest associated with the Rothschilds

Boris Johnson Travel Advisory – Give Up the Marbles or Stay Home

2021-03-13 by Phil Butler

Boris Johnson

British PM Boris Johnson says Britain is the legitimate owner of the Parthenon marbles. So, Johnson should never visit Greece again.

Tags: Acropolis Museum, Boris Johnson, British Museum, Elgin Marbles, Ishtar Gate, Parthenon Frieze, Parthenon marbles

European Parliament Members Plead With the UK for Parthenon Marbles

2020-11-16 by Phil Butler

The Parthenon Marbles - British Museum

Thirty members of the European Parliament are asking for the return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece in a letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Tags: Boris Johnson, EU Parliament, Europe party, Eva Kaili, Parthenon Frieze, Parthenon marbles

Lord Elgin’s Mentor Shipwreck off Kythira Gives Up More Treasures

2019-10-16 by Phil Butler

The Parthenon Marbles - British Museum

The Greek Ministry of Culture says archaeologists have discovered gold jewelry, cook pots and other ancient objects on the Mentor shipwreck.

Tags: Greek antiquities, Greek Ministry of Culture, Greek shipwrecks, Greek treasures, Kythira, Kythira wreck, Lord Elgin, Mentor, Mentor shipwreck, Parthenon Frieze, Parthenon marbles

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