Episode 107
The Parthenon Marbles (Part Two) with Dr Mario Trabucco della Torretta
This week’s pod sees the alternative view on the Parthenon Marbles. Our editor, firm proponent of their reunification, chats with Dr Mario Trabucco della Torretta, strong believer in their retention in the British Museum.
You can listen to Part One here
Mario is a classical archaeologist and historian, who is writing a book on the Marbles himself, although he would call them the Elgin Marbles.
Dr Mario Trabucco della Torretta Links
New material from the Ottoman archives and discusses the firman
Lord Elgin’s Firman – Dyfri Williams
Ollie Links
British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles