The mosaic shows a pair of lovers who are partially undressed. The tile may have been in a bedroom floor, Pompeii officials ...

An erotic mosaic stolen from Pompeii by a Nazi captain during World War II was finally returned to the ancient site on ...

A steamy piece of stolen history has finally returned to Italy, decades after its initial disappearance. According to the ...

A mosaic panel stolen from Pompeii by a German Nazi captain during the second world war has been returned to the ancient site in southern Italy. The mosaic, which dates between the last century BC and ...

Sometimes however, the thieves try to make amends. In 2014, a Canadian tourist returned an artefact she had stolen from Pompeii's amphitheatre during her honeymoon - 50 years earlier.. And several ...

Visitors at Pompeii, a World Heritage Site and one of Italy's most popular attractions. Photo: Mario Laporta/AFP The 21-year-old, who was visiting the famous archaeological site with her father and ...

A British woman was spotted removing tiles from a Roman floor mosaic, Italian reports say. ... Italy stops UK tourist with Pompeii mosaic tiles. Image source, Getty Images.

A Canadian woman has returned five artifacts she took from Pompeii in 2005, saying they have plagued her with bad luck.. The woman, identified only as Nicole, sent two white mosaic tiles, two ...

British tourist detained for removing mosaic tiles in Pompeii. The 20-year-old woman is reported to have been with her father and sister when she was seen lifting tiles at the House of Anchor.

Italian police detain British woman who removed Pompeii mosaic tiles. The ancient site has a recurring problem with light-fingered visitors. Joanna Whitehead. Monday 08 April 2019 17:17 BST.

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Many of Pompeii's ruins have floor mosaics (file pic) Italian police have detained a British woman suspected of removing some small Roman tiles from a mosaic at Pompeii. Italian media say she was ...