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British tourist apologizes after carving initials into an ancient Pompeii home

The Archaeological Park of Pompeii welcomes millions of visitors each year.Marco Cantile/Getty ImagesA British man carved his and his daughters' initials into a home at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii.He was reported to a local prosecutor's office for "damage to artistic heritage."He could be fined up to 60,000 euros.A British man defaced a home preserved in time at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii in Italy, where Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.Italian outlet ANSA reported that a 37-year-old man, who has not been named, used a blunt object to make five engravings on a wall of the House of Vestals.

 

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