Posted on 07/05/2023 8:20:18 AM PDT by Cronos
An English tourist accused of defacing the Colosseum has said he was not aware of the age of the ancient monument.
Ivan Dimitrov, a 27-year-old fitness instructor living in Bristol, wrote a letter of apology to the Rome mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, after allegedly engraving his and his girlfriend’s names into an internal wall of the 2,000-year-old landmark with a key.
In the letter, Dimitrov, who was traced by Italian police to England after a five-day search, wrote that only now did he realise “the seriousness of the deed committed”.
“Through these lines I would like to address my heartfelt and honest apologies to the Italians and to the whole world for the damage caused to an asset which, in fact, is the heritage of all humanity,” he added in the letter published in Il Messaggero on Wednesday.
Dimitrov, who faces a hefty fine and possible prison term, praised those who “guard the inestimable historical and artistic value of the Colosseum with dedication, care and sacrifice”, before adding: “It is with deep embarrassment that only after what regrettably happened did I learn of the antiquity of the monument.”
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Idiots, the world is full of them.
His “defense” is that he didn’t know the Coliseum was so old. speechless.
LOL- Yeah sure he didn’t-
Yep sounds like your typical Leg-Before-Wicket English person.
Feed him to the lions
I wonder who authored this fools apology? It sure as heck wasn’t him
Ivan Dumbass…..
Even if it wasn’t old, he had no right to damage the property. He’s probably done it countless of times.
His lawyer.
At least he wasn’t rustling cattle through The Vatican.
He dresses in pastel blue? He deserves being extradited to Italy just for that.
Let’s credit his excuse: Fenway Park was built in 1912, and Allegiant Stadium opened in 2020. So it’s ok to vandalize the latter because it’s new, but not the former because it’s old? Or we can just stick with the explanation that’s he’s an impenetrably stupid and selfish ahole. I do hope they’re creature and throw the book at him
That's the ONLY reason he carved his name into it. If it's just another 40-year-old Italian building, why bother? I hope they stick it to him.
Vandalism, extradite him, and let him face Italian justice.
Clueless idiot.
Erase the carving and restore it if possible. Charge him for any costs. It’s not like the Coliseum is in pristine shape exactly. A good chunk of it is missing and the interior looks like the ruin it is. The sad thing is stuff like this leads security and sightseers being kept at a distance. That’s what happened after Michelangelo’s Pieta suffered a hammer attack by a loon.
I wish they went after the scum that does graffiti everywhere like this.
He would not be allowed into the Vatican. He was wearing short pants.
Last I knew, the Vatican did not allow in people with the knees exposed or women’s shoulders.
Alexandre Dumbass. He also wrote The Count of Monte Cristo.
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