What Is Axum A Historical Artifact

As I mentioned, this is an extremely controversial topic that has raised a lot of difference in opinions. Furthermore, I must admit that those arguing for the sculptures to remain in Britain do make some interesting points that plenty of people have taken into consideration. One of their arguments is that the sculptures were already in a damaged and fragile condition, and leaving them in Greece would have destroyed them completely (‘The Parthenon Marbles: Refuting the Arguments”, par 6). In the YouTube video, “Parthenon Marbles Debate ", one of Tristam Hunt’s arguments is if the Greeks are able to acquire their historic artwork, this may cause other countries to demand their historic artifacts as well, not just from the British Museum, but from museums all over the world as well. I can see the counter arguments that this controversy issue involves. However, regardless of whether they were in a horrible condition, the Greeks were never consulted, nor did they have a say regarding the selling of this artwork to Elgin. Now, when it comes to everyone claiming and demanding they receive their ancient artwork, like historian Hunt said; this is true. It can happen, but I don't believe that any other artifacts have the amount of significance that these sculptures do. The Greeks worked their hearts

“Who Owns the Elgin Marbles?” this question continues to linger in some minds today, and just so happens to be reviewed in the respectfully titled article written by John Henry Merryman in 1986. In this article, Merryman, in the most unbiased way possible, assesses both Britain’s and Greece’s side of the argument pertaining to the ownership of the Elgin Marbles and whether they should be returned to Greece after being removed from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century. Within the article, the main points discussed regard the morality and legality of the removal of the marbles. Merryman goes on to discuss three more main concerns dealing with the marbles and where they belong:

The controversy began almost one hundred years ago. Between 1801 and 1812, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin and British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, removed several sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens and shipped them to England, where he sold them to the British Museum in 1816. 167 years later, Melina Mercouri, Greek Minister of Culture, requested that the “Elgin” Marbles be returned. This request sparked one of the greatest debates the art world has ever known. For the past two decades, people have argued over who has the rights to these Marbles. The Greek position is certainly understandable from a cultural and emotional point of view. However, from the standpoint of

I believe they should be in the Acropolis Musuem of in Athens because that is where they belong. Although Lord Elgin supposedly obtain a permit to remove the statues and eventhough he probably prevented them from receiving futher damage, they truly belong in their homeland, Athens or in this case, the Acropolis Museum. There is no solution because the British Museum till this has not return what they took, therefore, I honestly don’t think they are going to return them any time soon.

“Many Egyptians believe the Rosetta Stone is significant to their national heritage, and its presence in a European museum is a monument to the days of colonialist looting and exploitation. Anything that left illegally, it should go back to Egypt. ”

The Elgin Marbles are known to be a collection of stone sculptures that were acquired by Lord Elgin (British) from the Parthenon in Athens between the years 1801 and 1805. During Greece’s Turkish occupation, they believe that these sculptures were taken illegally, and morally should be returned. The Greeks have demanded that the sculptures be returned back their homeland. Yet, the British believe that Lord Elgin purchased the statues legally from the Ottoman Empire before Greece had won its independence. They anticipated it setting a significant level of importance for major museums if the statues were ever returned. Unfortunately, proof doesn’t exist to show that Lord Elgin actually had permission to take all of the sculptures. Proof exists

The Parthenon is located on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece; is a former temple which was dedicated to Greek goddess Athena, whom the Athens considered their leader. According to the British Museum (2015), The Parthenon was built nearly 2500 years ago and has a long and complex history. After thousands of years it became a church of the Virgin Mary of the Athenians, then a mosque and then finally resulted in a archaeological ruin. After the result of a ruin, the buildings were reformed in which various sculptures were damaged. During the 1800’s after the Parthenon being damaged, the Elgin marbles (Elgin) a part of the remaining sculpture, was removed and given to a British museum. For hundreds of years there has been a question if the British museum should return the Elgin marbles back to the Athenians or not. I believe that that the safest and most beneficial place for the Elgin marbles is the British museum, therefore the British should not return the marble to the Athenians.

The acquisition of the Parthenon marbles by the British museum has been a controversial topic for many years. The Parthenon marbles (commonly known as the ‘Elgin marbles’) concerns the set of stone sculptures and archaeological features which were procured by Lord Elgin and imparted to the British museum in 1816. Although the British endorse the legality of the subtraction of the marbles, many argue that the situation was ambiguous. Through the removal of these historically significant artefacts, Greece has suffered impacts upon their national pride, value and cultural symbolism. This topic is not only a matter of legal and ethical import, but also a degradation of justice.

However, I believe that the art pieces are rightfully the Greeks. The pieces were taken from the Parthenon. The only issue is that the marbles were taken legally because Elgin had the permit to do so legally. As stated in the article “There is a Michaelangelo David. There is a Da Vinci Venus. There is a Praxiteles Hermes. There is a Turner Fisherman at sea. There are no Elgin Marbles!” Therefore, I do believe that the Elgin Marbles should not be called the Elgin Marbles, but The Parthenon Marbles because they are from Greece and that is the original name. The Elgin Marbles are only named that because the “owner” changed it and the Britains know that as its name now. I believe that the marbles no matter their name should be reunited with its original resting place, in Greece, no matter if there was a permit for removal involved in 1799-1802 (Bryson,

Now that Athens have a stable museum to hold the sculptures in, they should be given back. The Athenian museum has recently opened to the

There are thousands of archeological sites around the world and today the world gets one more. My team and I are positing the existence of a diminutive form of Homo sapiens and their spiritual beliefs. We are examining the architecture of two structures that are present at this site and try to reveal the secrets of the past. We will also discuss additional analytical methods that would help interpret the site and reflect on the challenges that exist when interpreting the past.

The article states that the situations improve an archeological artifact, and provides three reasons of support. However, the professor explains that situations destroyed the archeological artifacts and provides three reasons which refutes each of the author’s reasons.

As you walk through a museum and you look at at the different cultures you are able to experience all types of things. ”Some artifacts have been in museums for decades or even centuries and now some countries want them back” (passage 1 para 2). Egypt, Greece, and Rome are countries that have really cool histories, if their relicts are stuffed in their museums than people can’t enjoy their stories. You can try to return the artifacts but some might be neglected. “Some scientists generally supported the law in which countries that find artifacts within their borders receive

By the third century A.D. Axum had established its own currency. It began its manufacturing of coins, the first city in Africa to do so, by using its depiction of leaders and the cross of Christianity as a representation of its holy stature. In 320 A.D. Ezana became the King of Axum. Under his rule, Ezana embraced Christianity in 327 A.D. and made it the dominant religion of Axum.  Ezana made the cross the official symbol of his conversion. In 340 A.D. the Christian Cathedral of St. Mary of Zion was constructed in the city. Axum became the first state in Africa to adopt Christianity as its official faith and at the time was among only a handful of Christian states in the world.  Roman Emperor Constantine embraced the faith in 312 A.D. Other

The Site of Ancient Olympia meets the World Heritage Criteria in points i, ii, iii, iv and vi. The Site of Ancient Olympia is not only a famous masterpiece of beauty, but beneath it’s mask lies knowledge embedded with facts about history, geography and multiple things which we are yet to discover. It also has religious value to the world and is the place where the original Olympic games originated. Point i states that it is a masterpiece of human creative genius which reminds us of the beauty of the architecture in Ancient Olympia. Points ii, iii and vi explain the culture and history behind the site and point iv yet again talks about the amazing architecture which the site has been enhanced with. For these reasons, the site of Ancient Olympia meets the World Heritage Criteria in many ways.