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Elgin Marbles, a Rare card
The Elgin Marbles are a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, removed from Ottoman Greece in the early 19th century and shipped to Britain by agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and now held in the British Museum in London.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 83
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 182
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 260,000
Ranked #686 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Elgin Marbles quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Elgin Marbles card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The majority of the ______ were created in the 5th century BC under the direction of sculptor and architect Phidias.
Answer
sculptures. The majority of the sculptures were created in the 5th century BC under the direction of sculptor and architect Phidias. From the Elgin Marbles article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Marx Brothers. Marx Brothers 490,000 · Elgin Marbles 260,000 · Clarinet 170,000 · Alexander Alekhine 110,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The majority of the sculptures were created in the 5th century BC under the direction of sculptor and architect Phidias.
- The term Parthenon Marbles or Parthenon Sculptures refers to sculptures, the frieze, metopes and pediments, from the Parthenon held in various collections, principally the British Museum and the Acropolis Museum in Athens.
- From 1801 to 1812, Elgin's agents removed about half the surviving Parthenon sculptures, as well as sculptures from the Erechtheion, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the Propylaia, sending them to Britain in efforts to establish a private museum.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Elgin Marbles article was read about 260,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 83 and blocks with 99: each hit it takes is cut by 40 %.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Elgin Marbles (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Jay.M, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
