Tourist ‘Is in Trouble’ After Stones Taken From Pompeii, Police Say

A Scottish man is under investigation for aggravated theft, police officials said, after visiting the ancient Italian site.

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Mosaic of Lovers, Taken by Nazi Officer, Is Returned to Pompeii

The mosaic, which depicts a couple in an intimate bedroom scene, is among thousands of artifacts stolen from the ancient Roman city.

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Vesuvius Erupted, but When Exactly?

Two thousand years on, scholars still don’t agree on the day the destruction of Pompeii began. Two new studies only fan the fire.

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Lifestyles of the Rich and Ancient: Some in Pompeii Even Had a Home Spa

Hot, warm and cold baths in a recently uncovered villa offer a new glimpse of life in the city before it was smothered by tons of volcanic fragments.

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