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ROME - A Dutch tourist has defaced a frescoed wall in an ancient Roman house in Herculaneum, near Naples, damaging a building that survived the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, Italian police said on Monday.
The police statement said the 27-year-old tourist was swiftly identified after staff at the archaeological site discovered tagged graffiti writing made with a black, indelible marker pen on a white section of a painted wall.The tourist, who was not named, faced charges of damage and defacement of artistic works.
A smaller city than its more famous neighbour Pompeii, Herculaneum was buried under a deeper layer of ash, which protected its ruins from thieves and left particularly well-preserved remains.Last year, a visitor from England was caught in a video, posted on social media, scratching his and his girlfriend's name with a key on an internal wall of Rome's Colosseum.
Also last year, graffiti artists scaled and tagged the soaring stone facade to Milan's Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the prestigious shopping arcade at the heart of the city. They were not caught. In response to repeated acts of vandalism, Italy this year introduced tougher penalties on those who damage monuments and cultural sites, imposing fines of up to 40,000 euros for those found guilty of defacing monuments.It has been our privilege to have the trust and support of our East Coast communities for the last 200 years. Our SaltWire team is always watching out for the place we call home.
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