“Barbarian” Aussie rides moped in Pompeii
<p dir="ltr">An Aussie tourist has been dubbed a “barbarian” after stupidly driving a moped in the ancient site of Pompeii. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The 33-year-old was spotted on CCTV entering the historic site where construction vehicles were allowed in which prompted them to chase him down immediately.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It is alleged the man rode the moped for almost 2km before he was captured by police and charged with “unauthorised access”.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"The route taken is a dirt road outside the ancient city walls, used by site vehicles for excavation works," the park said in a statement.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"It is safe, restored, and not accessible to the public. So there was no danger for either visitors or for the archaeological heritage at any point."</p>
<p dir="ltr">The man claims that he did not know he was riding through an ancient site which was destroyed from a volcanic eruption in 79AD.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It has been confirmed that luckily the man did not destroy anything of the 2,000-year-old historic site.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: CCTV</em></p>
