The Theft of the Parthenon Sculptures

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Greece and the UK have been allies for over 2 centuries, but one dispute keeps simmering in the background... The Elgin Marbles debate.
In 1802, Lord Elgin who was the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire managed to pull off one of the biggest artistic heists in history.
He secured a formal permission by the Ottomans to take the sculptures adorning the Parthenon from antiquity.
He took those sculpture back to Britain, where they still live today in the British Museum.
Greece wants them back, but the British Museum has been refusing this request from the beginning.
This video explores the story of Lord Elgin, who he was, how he managed to do this, and how the sculptures ended up in the British Museum.
The video also explores the main talking points on both sides of this debate. Should they stay in Britain? Or be sent back to Greece?

Written, Edited and Narrated by Jordan Amit
https://jordanamit.com

Historical Reconstructions by:

Nikita Tomilo
3D Modeling & Animation


Dimitris Tsalkanis
Ancient Athens 3D
https://ancientathens3d.com
   / @ancientathens3d  

Special thanks to Marco Tranchino for the British Museum footage.

0:00-1:14 - Introduction
1:15 - 5:58 - Who was Lord Elgin?
5:59 - 7:17 - Ad Break
7:18 - 10:25 - Return to Greece argument
10:26 - 16:29 - Keep in Britain argument

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