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The Elgin Marbles: Should They Be Returned to Greece?

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I've been fortunate enough to see the Elgin Marbles in the British Museum and might be expected to sympathize with the argument put forward by those who think leaving them in London allows for greater access to more people. Nevertheless the arguments presented here for returning them to Athens to be displayed in the context of the new Parthenon/Acropolis museum made great sense to me. it is hard to read the history and the record of how they arrived in London without being convinced that they really belong to GREECE.

Used this book as a reference for writing an essay on whether the Elgin Marbles should be returned to Greece. It was indispensable for both historical and debate content.

The photo of the cover needs to read:

The Parthenon Marbles

The Marbles never belonged to Elgin, Thomas Bruce, the whatever Earl of whatever.

They belong to the temple built to honor Athena, for all that she meant to Athens and the rest of the world.

Bruce probably died without ever reaching this essential insight and distinction.
And this ignorance is prevalent to this day--not with all persons--but most certainly The British Museum believes as he did.

Still living in The Age of Darkness, those Trustees of Art are.