Greece prime minster tells Britain he wants Parthenon Marbles back

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Greece wants the Parthenon Marbles back from the British Museum, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in London on Tuesday, trying to reinvigorate a longstanding campaign for the 2,500-year-old treasures.

British diplomat Lord Elgin removed the sculptures from the Acropolis in Athens in the early 19th century when Greece was under Ottoman rule. They comprise roughly half of the 160-metre-long frieze that was on the Parthenon temple.

Since independence in 1832, Greece has repeatedly requested their return, without success.
Tsipras, who was on his first official visit to London since he was elected in 2015, said the issue is of particular ethical importance for Greeks and he raised the matter when he met his British counterpart Theresa May.

[link:https://www.rawstory.com/2018/06/greece-prime-minster-tells-britain-wants-parthenon-marbles-back/|

Of course they should go back - they should be reunited with the rest of the marbles in their natural setting - not going to happen though as the UK clings onto the last existing privileges of empire.

[RainCaster]

1. I lost some of my marbles- can I have them back?

[Voltaire2]

2. mumble mumble 'out for cleaning' mumble mumble

GB, or what is left of it, is determined to keep its stolen treasure as a reminder that once they were an empire.