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Pope Francis returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece, turning up pressure on the British Museum

Pope Francis returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece, turning up pressure on the British Museum

Professor Angelos Chaniotis joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the significance of Pope Francis’ recent decision to donate fragments of the Parthenon sculptures held by the Vatican to Greece, and looks at whether this serves as an example for the British Museum to take similar action that would finally reunite the Parthenon sculptures in Athens.