Pompeii, vandals damage fresco of Bacchus and Ariadne

In Pompeii, a portion of a fresco depicting Bacchus and Ariadne, which was located in a domus closed to the public, was damaged.

The incident was reported yesterday by the general director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, Massimo Osanna, who commented, "This afternoon a custodian reported to the management an act of vandalism in a domus closed to the public (Regio IX, insula 5, houses 14-16). The manager of the Excavations, Grete Stefani, immediately filed a complaint with the carabinieri station inside the Excavations. The management subsequently mobilized its restorers to initiate recovery and restoration procedures. I hope that those responsible will soon be identified; those who commit these acts hurtItaly and its cultural heritage."

Such cases are quite frequent when there are large crowds at Campania’s famous archaeological site: suffice it to say that the latest episode in this regard was the soiling with pomegranate juice of a recently restored fountain.

Pompeii, vandals damage fresco of Bacchus and Ariadne

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