/ 29 June 2023

A pizza prototype uncovered in Pompeii, hunting down the Colosseum tagger, and megayacht owners cast adrift…

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Ancient wall art at the Pompeii archaeological site has had people stumped. It looks like a pizza, but experts say maybe not because tomato and mozzarella wouldn’t have been available in Italy when it was painted. Instead, they reckon it’s focaccia topped with fruit, which sounds noice/different/unusual…

Speaking of ancient sites, a tourist visiting the Colosseum faces some steep penalties after carving ‘Ivan+Hayley 23’ into the wall of the famous Roman amphitheatre to mark their visit. But first, authorities need to find him…

Multi-billionaires have been cast adrift after Naples banned megayachts over a certain size from docking at the local Mergellina port, citing security reasons. Reports say those affected are yacht happy, Gianni…

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