British Museum: 2,500-year-old marbles could be returned to Greece

Seen as symbols of freedom, the Elgin Marbles could soon return to Greece - more than 200 years after they were controversially shipped out of the country to Britain.

Greece has made repeated requests for the sculptures to be returned after they were removed from one of the world's most historic monuments.

Now, the British Museum has drawn up an agreement with Athens to loan back the Elgin Marbles in a long-term "cultural exchange", according to the Daily Telegraph.

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