In the brig, the men of Lord Elgin, British diplomat at the Sacred Gate, tried to transport to London 17 containers with marbles looted from the Parthenon and the temple of Athena Nike.
On September 16, 1802, the Mentorunder the British flag, a crew of twelve sailors and captained by Captain Eglen, left the Greek port of Piraeus bound for the island of Malta. In their warehouses they transported 17 wooden containers…
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