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Will the Parthenon Marbles finally be returned to Greece?

  Talks have been taking place recently between Greece and the UK, in regards to the long fought over issue of the Parthenon Marbles and where they should be housed and shown.  Currently, a number of marbles, thought to be around 2500 years old, are housed in the British Museum, …

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The history of the Parthenon marbles

The Parthenon marbles are a large collection of marble friezes and statues from the Classical Greek era. They were made by the Greek architect and sculptor Phidias, and were an integral part of the temple of Parthenon, and other temples, on the Acropolis in Athens. The Parthenon temple is thought …

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