Elgin Marbles
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From Kathimerini: Alternate Culture Minister Costas Tzavaras on Wednesday announced the creation of a special advisory committee that is to coordinate a strategic national effort to secure the return of the Parthenon Marbles, a longstanding demand of the Greek authorities. Speaking a few weeks after the British Museum denied reports that it was considering returning…
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This just-emerging story seems to be making the rounds of assorted European papers … the only English version, however, is in the Hong Kong Standard: Greece is holding talks with the British Museum on the return of fragments from the Parthenon Marbles, the director of the Acropolis Museum in Athens said today. Demetrios Pantermalis said…
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Back in June mention was made of a debate over returning the Elgin/Parthenon Marbles which was to be broadcast live on the web, featuring Stephen Fry and Andrew George arguing the ‘pro’ side and Felipe Fernández-Armesto and Tristram Hunt contra …Just came across a Youtube version of the actual debate:
rogue classicism 