By the time Elgin’s men arrived, the Parthenon had been occupied, desecrated and burned. Over the centuries, it was looted by conquering Roman generals, seized by Alaric the Goth and blown up by ...

On May 22, 2025, the government of the United Kingdom signed the much-discussed treaty transferring sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, which included a lease agreement for the ...

FRAYER: Apparently because of that legal permission Lord Elgin got from the Ottomans more than 200 years ago. This is a long-running debate, but it turned into a diplomatic spat today.

The following is the latest dispatch received from Lord ELGIN, and is published, with others relating to the affair on the Pei-ho, in the London journals.

While the Greek government continues to argue that Lord Elgin obtained the sculptures unlawfully, the reality is that a House of Commons committee at the time deemed the acquisition legal, and the ...

Tory former minister Ed Vaizey says 'deal is within reach' as he chairs new body devoted to return Elgin Marbles to Greece. The Ancient Greek marvels were taken by Lord Elgin between 1801 and 1812 ...

Through the London Times came an appeal from Alexandros Philadelphus, onetime "director of the Acropolis and ephorus of the antiquities of Attica," addressed to Great Britain. It read: ...

In 1816 a UK parliamentary inquiry found that Lord Elgin had acquired the marbles legally, he then sold them to the British Museum. But campaigners who want the sculptures to be returned to ...

A 2,500-year-old Greek flask once owned by Lord Elgin is among items being sold at auction on June 6 (Timeline Auctions/PA) Your support helps us to tell the story. Read more. Support Now.

Greece has a new president. Here’s what it means in the battle for the Elgin Marbles - Greek lawmakers have elected a leading advocate for the return of the disputed sculptures ...