The Elgin Affair

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Almost two hundred years after they were “purchased” from Greece, the finest and most famous marbles of antiquity still remain a burning issue. This compelling, controversial story of the Elgin marbles re-creates in full and colorful detail “the greatest art theft in history,” a steamy tale of obsession, intrigue, adultery, and ruin.

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• A shadow of magnitude: the acquisition of the Elgin marbles di Theodore Vrettos (1974)