When lord elgin removed the sculptures athens was under the control of the ottoman empire and had been.
The elgin marbles debate.
The objects were removed from the parthenon at athens and from other ancient buildings and shipped to england by arrangement of thomas.
Hayley millar bbc interviews the historian dr dominic selwood and marlen godwin of the british committee for the reunification of the parthenon marbles bc.
The first post.
Cultural treasures from ancient civilisations belong in the places they come from.
There is a longstanding debate over whether the elgin marbles should be returned to greece.
The first serious discussion about returning the elgin marbles is said to have been initiated in an exchange of correspondence in a newspaper in 1925 with courtenay pollock arguing that the time.
First posted february 13 2009.
Among the supporters of elgin was the painter benjamin robert haydon.
The costs of shipping the marbles were paid out of lord elgin s own pocket.
It is my opinion that the elgin marbles are legally and ethically the property of greece.
He calculated he had spent a total of 74 000 in expenses and bribes more than a million dollars in today s money.
Should britain return the elgin marbles.
Because this issue of ownership is extremely controversial and prevalent today many believe that the case of ownership should be considered in a modern court.
Elgin marbles collection of ancient greek sculptures and architectural details in the british museum london where they are now called the parthenon sculptures.