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Ambition, scandal, shipwreck and war collide in this gripping untold story behind the Elgin Marbles - far more than just ancient stones. From the heights of the Parthenon to the halls of the British Museum, the film traces how Lord Elgin removed Greece’s treasures amid controversy that still divides nations today.

Full episode coming up on April 18th here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3sPJHS4uLg.

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00:01The Parthenon Temple in Athens is one of the greatest monuments of European history.
00:08But two centuries ago, this ambitious British aristocrat and diplomat, Lord Elgin,
00:14hired workmen to remove half the surviving marbles.
00:19Was it a great British theft?
00:30The Parthenon Temple in Athens is a whole, a great university in Athens.
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