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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Very emotional, that must be why you try to act so tough online with threats and confusing American political forum posters with Russian or Ukrainian soldiers.
Could be the work of Ja Morant.
Well, that is because those artifacts would be studied by
TOP MEN !
Yeah. I kind of figured there would be. What a hypocrite. No, he visited the colosseum with it’s bricks crumbling figuring there was going to be a wresting max there next week. Right.
England is fascinated by the Romans who settled England but somehow this guy who visited a tourist site for the Romans, who is English, and the site is preserved as being ancient and historical, knew nothing about it’s being aged. He not only defamed a site but showed his non-regret by lying about his action.
“ Idiots, the world is full of them.”
You’re very right. Remember the two scout leaders who knocked over the balanced rocks in the US west thinking they were making the area safe? Stupidity is limitless.
When you have people who walk U.S. streets who don’t know WW2 was a real thing, it is unfortunately plausible.
Thanks Cronos.
I thought you were joking, but it really is a thing.
And they're smiling!
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