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The Parthenon remained a temple for a millennium before Greece fell to the Christian Byzantines, who promptly enacted a series of decrees outlawing pagan worship. The Byzantines converted the ...
many western travelers and collectors sought to acquire treasures pillaged from the Parthenon on the local black market in an attempt to “save” them from destruction. Some collectors claimed ...
(This video is no longer available for online streaming.) For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, almost destroyed by ...
"Negotiations have progressed more than ever before," said Marlen Godwin, Chair of the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, according to Capital. The conference ...
The ecumenical "donation" by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of ...