The issue of ownership of our western cultural heritage is a tricky matter. The “Elgin Marbles” or “Parthenon Marbles” (depending on your viewpoint) are perhaps the best known example of the complex business of literally owning the cultural remains. A more complicated issue involves the Former Yugolav Republic of Macedonia (or simply the country of Macedonia — again depending upon your point of view). Controvery has surrounded the name of this country since the break up of Yugoslavia. Now a new claim to the name comes in the form of a massive statue of Alexander the Great that has been erected in the center of the capital Skopje. The Guardian has an informative article and provides the following picture:
