More than 200 years after its devastating wreck, marine archaeologists have recovered gold jewelry, cookware, and chess pieces from the remains of the ship that belonged to Lord Elgin, researchers in ...

Much of the sculpture that once enhanced the Parthenon in Athens was brought to London by Lord Elgin 200 years ago. Was this the act of a saviour or a vandal? Mary Beard looks at both sides of a ...

Who rightfully owns the Parthenon marbles? Just over 200 years ago, when Lord Elgin acquired them, the Ottomans ruled Greece. Installed in the British Museum, London, they are freely accessible and ...

Listeners respond to an interview with the U.S. envoy to Sudan, Maj. Gen. Scott Gration ... plus a story about the Elgin Marbles. Melissa Block and Michele Norris read from your e-mails. It's time for ...

LONDON — A planned meeting between the British and Greek prime ministers this week was a casualty of one of the world’s longest-running disputes: what to do with the 2,500-year-old Parthenon ...

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