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With the opening of the New Acropolis Museum in Athens, bestselling author Christopher Hitchens states the case for reunification. The Parthenon Marbles (formerly known as the Elgin Marbles), designed and executed by Pheidias to adorn the Parthenon, are perhaps the greatest of all classical sculptures. In 1801, Lord Elgin, then ambassador to the Turkish government, had chunks of the frieze sawn off and shipped to England, where they were subsequent... More >>
The Parthenon Marbles: The Case for Reunification
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