The Elgin Marbles

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Simon (on right) and a marble

In the early 1800’s Napoleon stole a lot of statuary from what are now Greece and Turkey which was then stolen by the British when they beat Napoleon.

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It is now on display in the British Museum.  The Greeks want it back.  It is an interesting question.  Who owns antiquities?

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The interior of the British Museum (free admission)


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