Behold the goddess Iris, belted tunic undulating in an imagined wind, bosom held out and head held … well, almost 1,500 miles away in Athens.

These are the Elgin marbles if you ask the British, the Parthenon marbles if you ask the Greeks. A nobleman saved them 200-odd years ago if you ask the British, and he stole them if you ask the Greeks. This fight never really got old, but it’s especially new today. The European Union might ask an exiting United Kingdom to drop off these paragons of ancient achievement on its way out. The case is stronger than ever.…  Seguir leyendo »