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192. Should the UK Return Stolen Historical Artefacts?: The Rosetta Stone, Elgin Marbles, and Benin Bronzes! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
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The History of the Parfannon Sculptures
Lord Elgin was the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th century. He received a permit from the Ottomans to examine and remove some of the marble sculptures found on the Parfannon. The Marbles, as they became known, were transported to the UK and after a government investigation into their origins sold to the British Museum in 1816.
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