The unnamed man was caught by staff leaving his mark on the House of the Vestals – a Unesco World Heritage Site – and reported to the public prosecutor’s office in Torre Annunziata.

The man had etched the letters onto the House of the Vestals, a lavish structure located in Pompeii’s northwest corner near the Herculaneum gate. Like the rest of the ancient city, the residence ...

the Arch of Titus and the House of the Vestal Virgins, among other structures. Recent travelers called a visit to the Roman Forum a "must," but they do advise future visitors to rent or stream an ...