Britain's new Labor government rejected a Greek request for return of the Parthenon Marbles, a group of classical sculptures a British ambassador spirited from Athens in 1801. Past Labor Party leaders promised to surrender the sculptures, which have become the focus of an international return campaign.
Greece Loses Marbles
Britain's new Labor government rejected a Greek request for return of the Parthenon Marbles, a group of classical sculptures a British ambassador spirited from Athens in 1801. Past Labor Party leaders promised to surrender the sculptures, which have become the focus of an international return campaign.
