In discussing the issue of whether the Parthenon marbles should be returned to Greece – where the Acropolis Museum, ...

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 ...

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As rumours about talks to repatriate the Elgin Marbles to Greece resurface, we get two experts to make the case for and against their return.

It doesn’t take much nous to see what’s going on with the Elgin Marbles. After the PM’s affectionate chat with the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the other day, Sir Keir Starmer’s office ...

More than that, the deal between Lord Elgin, the original purchaser of the marbles, and the Ottoman government – the so called firman – was scrutinised by a parliamentary Select Committee in ...

Lord Elgin received criticism when arranging the removal of the marbles, with British poet and peer Lord Byron accusing the diplomat of vandalism and dishonesty. ADVERTISEMENT This is the view held by ...

Lord Elgin claimed he had been given permission by the Ottoman Empire for the transfer of the sculptures and sold them to the UK government in 1816 before the marbles were passed into the ...

The Elgin Marbles have been a running sore since being shipped to London by Lord Elgin in the early 19th Century Credit: Getty. Mr Mitsotakis is likely to raise the issue of returning the ...

The Parthenon marbles are rarely out of the news. Most recently, Turkish officials have rejected claims by the British Museum that British diplomat Lord Elgin was given permission from Ottoman ...

The vessel was subsequently acquired by Lord Elgin, and is expected to sell for between £800 and £1,000, along with other ancient artefacts being auctioned by Timeline Auctions on June 6.