Experts said the fragment, recovered by divers from the Greek culture ministry, matched the style and dimensions of the Parthenon, but that it was too soon to be certain of its provenance. By Isabella ...

Just what Elgin had originally intended to do with the Marbles is unclear, but less selfless motivations are evident: His letters to his aide-de-camp in Athens, the Italian painter Giovanni Lusieri ...

This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. During the 1700s, a European Grand Tour was a rite of passage for the sons of wealthy families. Lasting for up ...

George Osborne – former UK chancellor and now chair of trustees at the British Museum – is reported to have negotiated the repatriation of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon marbles to Athens. The deal, ...

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Restorers have fixed a gap on the western side of the temple in Athens that had been empty for more than 220 years. By Claire Moses Experts said the fragment, recovered by divers from the Greek ...