Elgin Marbles (n.)

1809年，托马斯·布鲁斯，第七代 Elgin 伯爵（1766-1841）将一批雕塑和大理石（尤其是来自帕台农神庙的浮雕）从希腊带到英国，并出售给英国政府。

The removal of the marbles, many of which were torn violently from their original positions upon the Parthenon, to the further damage of that monument, was in itself an act of vandalism; but their transportation to England at a time when Greece was accessible with difficulty opened the eyes of the world to the preeminence of Greek work. It was one of the first steps toward securing an accurate knowledge of Hellenic ideals, and has thus influenced contemporary civilization. [Century Dictionary]

将这些大理石从帕台农神庙上暴力撕下，进一步破坏了这座古迹，本身就是一种破坏行为； 但是在希腊难以进入的时候将它们运往英国，使世界看到了希腊作品的卓越性。这是确保准确了解希腊理想的第一步，因此影响了当代文明。[世纪词典]

这个地方在苏格兰，字面意思是“小爱尔兰”，源于 Ealg，一个早期的盖尔语名字，意为爱尔兰，带有减小后缀 -in。“这个名字本来指的是从爱尔兰移民到这里的苏格兰人的殖民地…”[Room]。