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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 8057239, member: 110226&quot;]I think the situation is a little more complicated.&nbsp; The permit to remove the marbles was granted by the Ottomans, who were in charge at the time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Since then Greece became an independent nation.&nbsp; They are claiming that the marbles, removed by with the approval of a foreign power and not by the Greeks, who were not consulted and I am sure would never approve, should be returned to them as an important part of their heritage.&nbsp; As the article notes, this is an ongoing issue with many nations claiming cultural heritage for artifacts in western and other museums around the world.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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