ELGIN MARBLES BELONG BACK HOME IN GREECE.(Editorial)(Letter to the Editor)(Editorial)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: March 2, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Alison O'Neil, 6th grader

To the Editor:

The Elgin Marbles have been a big issue between Greece and England. A long time ago, a British ambassador went to Greece and got permission to remove the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon. From that day to this, they sit in a London museum.

Now, though, Greece would like them returned for the 2004 Olympics in Athens. But London has refused.

I think they should be given back for the Olympics. The Parthenon ...

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