- Jul 10, 2003
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I did 'think about my own words', hence the part of my post you somehow managed to edit out before quoting itThis was Elgin's justification, that he was forced to take the marbles to stop the Greeks from destroying their most iconic monument. You have to ask why the part of the frieze left behind by Elgin has remained largely intact, if they were hell bent on destroying it? Elgin's claims are highly dubious, and not helped by him using the marbles to decorate his own private stately home in Scotland. It was only after he got into severe money trouble that he offered them to the British Museum at a knockdown price.
Elgin's cultural vandalism caused outrage in Britain in the early 1800s, even before he’d managed to transport the treasures back to his property in Scotland
I wonder if it's yet another situation where if you think it's simple then you don't really understand the facts and history.
I wonder if it's yet another situation where if you think it's simple then you don't really understand the facts and history
Yes indeed. Think about your own words.
I wonder if it's yet another situation where if you think it's simple then you don't really understand the facts and history
(And I certainly don't, just giving the other side as I heard it )
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