A British tourist has been caught carving his daughters’ initials into an Ancient Roman house in Pompeii.
The 37-year-old Englishman, who has not been named, allegedly used a pointy object to make five indentations within the House of the Vestals.
It’s described as one of the crucial sophisticated and impressive houses in Pompeii on the time of Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 AD.
Security staff on the archaeological park noticed him twiddling with a frescoed wall at the home entrance.
After confirming he had made five carvings, they alerted the carabinieri, who apprehended him on the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The person had carved “JW LMW MW” into an upper a part of the wall and “07/08/24” and “MYLAW” right into a lower part.
The letters are believed to be the initials of his two daughters and his own.
He was reported to the Public Prosecutor’s Office in Torre Annunziata, Italy, for damaging artistic heritage.
He reportedly apologized to the authorities and said he had made the carvings to depart a record of his visit.
