Two American tourists who broke into Rome's Colosseum to drink beer have been fined $900 after being seen by passersby, who called the police.
Back in the days of Ancient Rome, entering the Colosseum without a ticket would have meant you were about to be pitted against wild beasts and fellow gladiators.
This week, Italian police caught two American tourists who had taken it upon themselves to break into the Colosseum after dark. Unfortunately for the men, their panoramic views of Ancient Rome were interrupted when passersby noticed them and called the cops.The pair were picked up, walking back from their drinking session, on the street that leads back to the city center.
They aren't the first tourists to behave badly in the Italian capital. In August, an American man and English woman were fined €900 for cavorting in a famous fountain.
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