Comments on: The renewed Parthenon (Elgin) Marbles debate http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/2798 History fetish? What history fetish? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: lizzy kernal http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/2798/comment-page-1#comment-228498 lizzy kernal Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:41:02 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=2798#comment-228498 you all obviously have no clue what happened to the marbled once they were sent to the British museum. all of the original paint was scraped off along with several layers of marble.the ones in greece have survived much better.(less palliation in greece) :p you all obviously have no clue what happened to the marbled once they were sent to the British museum. all of the original paint was scraped off along with several layers of marble.the ones in greece have survived much better.(less palliation in greece) :p

]]> By: lizzy kernal http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/2798/comment-page-1#comment-228492 lizzy kernal Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:31:06 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=2798#comment-228492 :p its not the pantheon it's the PARTHENON :giggle: :p its not the pantheon it’s the PARTHENON :giggle:

]]> By: lizzy kernal http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/2798/comment-page-1#comment-228491 lizzy kernal Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:25:16 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=2798#comment-228491 this is such a tragedy :cry: greece should have the marbles :( this is such a tragedy :cry: greece should have the marbles :(

]]> By: James Hathaway http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/2798/comment-page-1#comment-220849 James Hathaway Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:36:51 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=2798#comment-220849 i really think that this is stupid. You people have no lives. You all need to learn how to live a little. Also wh cares. :angry: i really think that this is stupid. You people have no lives. You all need to learn how to live a little. Also wh cares. :angry:

]]> By: clarence http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/2798/comment-page-1#comment-74891 clarence Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:56:56 +0000 http://www.thehistoryblog.com/?p=2798#comment-74891 well, by the same logic, ALL objects in all museums the world over, that are not dug up/produced in that same country, should be "returned" to their place of origin. why stop at the elgin marbles and the parthenon? Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Mexico, Peru........ all should be given back "their" stuff, and we can largely shut down most of the western museum, since they will empty out and stop the education they bring to countless number of people on the richness of human civilization, who later become tourists, grant givers, benefactors and the like, who help preserve all these places and object. NO SIR. art and archaeology belongs to ALL mankind. he who can preserve, display and popularize them, should keep them. Greece is full of great greak things. elgin does a lot better advertisement for the ancient greek art, remaining in london than going into a hole in the ground (the new museum at acropolish) in athens, which is already awash with everything, INCLUDING the parthenon itself. this is from the artistic and pragmatic points of view. from the nationalistic point of view, however, everything that was ever greek should be repatriated to greece, as things from other countries should be repatriated to theirs, shut down the western museums and call the whole thing off. well, by the same logic, ALL objects in all museums the world over, that are not dug up/produced in that same country, should be “returned” to their place of origin. why stop at the elgin marbles and the parthenon? Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Mexico, Peru…….. all should be given back “their” stuff, and we can largely shut down most of the western museum, since they will empty out and stop the education they bring to countless number of people on the richness of human civilization, who later become tourists, grant givers, benefactors and the like, who help preserve all these places and object.

NO SIR. art and archaeology belongs to ALL mankind. he who can preserve, display and popularize them, should keep them. Greece is full of great greak things. elgin does a lot better advertisement for the ancient greek art, remaining in london than going into a hole in the ground (the new museum at acropolish) in athens, which is already awash with everything, INCLUDING the parthenon itself.

this is from the artistic and pragmatic points of view. from the nationalistic point of view, however, everything that was ever greek should be repatriated to greece, as things from other countries should be repatriated to theirs, shut down the western museums and call the whole thing off.

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