Anglo-Sicilian classical archaeologist, defender of the #ElginMarbles. On @BBC5live, @GBNews, @SkyNews, @LBC, @theCriticMag. Proudly #Conservative. DM x media

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Greek millions financing a state-driven disinformation campaign to get the #ElginMarbles away from @britishmuseum . It won't succeed, not on my watch. History must be respected: all of it, not just the parts we like. youtu.be/LhIDWkYmayA via @YouTube
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Quite worrying that discussion of great importance such as those about our cultural heritage in international fora are conducted by a mass of ignorant people following their gut feelings and displaying bullying behaviours. But they say it themselves: the topic of the #ElginMarbles has been on the agenda of the #ICPRCP for more than 40 years now and they have precious little to sho for it. Someone is wasting money big time on this, showing both how useless the committee is and how baseless the Greek claim can be. @BCRPM going after it is just the logical followup to this long parade of uselessness.
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Believe you me: you don't want to miss this one!
๐™๐™š๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™‚๐™ง๐™š๐™š๐™  ๐˜พ๐™–๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ž๐™œ๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™๐™š๐™ฅ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ง๐™ž๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™‹๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ˆ๐™–๐™ง๐™—๐™ก๐™š๐™จ by James Beresford offers a new perspective on contested heritage. Order your copy here: aup.nl/en/book/9789048565009โ€ฆ
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Dr Mario Trabucco della Torretta retweeted
Reject the man cave. Embrace the personal library.
Reject the man cave. Embrace the personal library.
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Fatih Sultan Mehmed Atina'yฤฑ aldฤฑktan sonra Akropolis'teki kiliseyi Ayasofya'da yaptฤฑฤŸฤฑ gibi camiye รงevirmiลŸ ve buraya bir de minare dikmiลŸti.
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Turkish culture minister Ersoy,: "As Tรผrkiye, our support for Greece's arguments regarding the Parthenon Sculptures in the relevant UNESCO committee meetings is a manifestation of the importance we attach to the preservation of cultural heritage within its historical and cultural context." He said this during a bilateral meeting in Cappadocia with his Greek counterpart, Lina Mendoni. Is this the endgame? Are they paving the way for some big repatriation ask of their own, such as the Pergamon Altar, or similar star-objects? Will geographical origin be the primary criterion for allocating cultural heritage moving forward? basin.ktb.gov.tr/TR-456351/yโ€ฆ

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Is it really a "debate" if they all say the same thing?
Premiere of 'The Woman Behind Elgin' Draws Spotlight to the Parthenon Marbles Debate - tovima.com #tovimacom #news โฌ‡๏ธ tovima.com/culture/premiere-โ€ฆ
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Now this sounds like a fun job. I bet that if they hire you you could sneak around the monument on your own at night, touch the stones, chant incantations, bring back the ancestors and sacrifice a tourist or two. You know, the usual. english-heritage.org.uk/abouโ€ฆ
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When Will the Woke Crowd Leave the Elgin Marbles Alone? The Elgin Marbles debate is about far more than the marbles themselves. It is about the ludicrous concept that art and culture should be tribalised. Read our latest commentary by @rpintoborges ๐Ÿ‘‡ europeanconservative.com/artโ€ฆ
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Will they also tell the story of the Fagan Fragment, bureaucratically stolen from the Salinas Museum in Palermo? #handsoffthemarbles
๐Ÿ’ฅInspirations. Ancient Greek Art living in Italy | Acropolis Museum๐Ÿ’ฅ 16 June 2026 30 August 2026 theacropolismuseum.gr/en/perโ€ฆ
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โ€œThe essence of equality before the law is that people should be treated alike in spite of the fact that they are different.โ€ โ€” Friedrich Hayek
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Excluding families with small kids from using e-gates at border control is absolutely moronic. It could take two minutes, instead it takes 30 all because they have to verify that a toddler is not a dangerous terrorist #notgoodenough
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Replying to @elginmarbles
The Antonino Salinas Museum really have put their foot in it. One day they will come to regret having buckled to the pressure.
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A good reminder that hot weather is no excuse for dishevelledness #heatwave
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If you missed it, here's your chance to catch up with my bombshell interview with Michael Portillo, this morning on @GBNEWS! #keepingourmarbles
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"In the eyes of Hellenic nationalists, I am guilty of one of the worst possible crimes: I donโ€™t believe the Elgin Marbles should go back to Athens. And that is why I have been cancelled." Read why @elginmarbles believes the Elgin Marbles belong in Britain here โคต๏ธ telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05โ€ฆ
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