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 ...

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 ...

The man said he had moved the tiles accidentally in an attempt to get a good photograph of the site on Wednesday. He was taking a picture at the House of the Sailor, which gets its name from the ...

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 has been detained for removing tiles from a mosaic in Pompeii, Italian police have said. The 20-year-old tourist was caught lifting pieces from a floor mosaic in the archaeological ...

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 0 Comments ...

Italian media say she was spotted cutting tiles - called tesserae - from a floor mosaic in the world-famous site's House of the Anchor. She was with her father and sister at the time.

Nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, killing many Pompeii residents and entombing a thriving city. The 20-year-old woman had crossed a guard rail around the mosaic, police said.