Cultural treasures from ancient civilisations belong in the places they come from.
The elgin marbles debate.
Elgin marbles debate curently the elgin marbles constitute one of the most important collections of the british museum.
Should britain return the elgin marbles.
The costs of shipping the marbles were paid out of lord elgin s own pocket.
When lord elgin removed the sculptures athens was under the control of the ottoman empire and had been.
The first post.
Among the supporters of elgin was the painter benjamin robert haydon.
A public debate in parliament followed elgin s publication and parliament again exonerated elgin s actions eventually deciding to purchase the marbles for the british nation in 1816 by a vote of 82 30.
The first serious discussion about returning the elgin marbles is said to have been initiated in an exchange of correspondence in a newspaper in 1925 with courtenay pollock arguing that the time.
He calculated he had spent a total of 74 000 in expenses and bribes more than a million dollars in today s money.
First posted february 13 2009.
It is my opinion that the elgin marbles are legally and ethically the property of greece.
Hayley millar bbc interviews the historian dr dominic selwood and marlen godwin of the british committee for the reunification of the parthenon marbles bc.
A summary of the key arguments points on both sides of the parthenon marbles debate.
The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas.