Frescoes Stolen from Ancient Roman Villas Returned to Pompeii

The archaeological park at Pompeii is celebrating the return of six Roman frescoes that have been recovered following an investigation by the Italy’s cultural heritage protection unit, the Guardian reports.
Three of the frescoes were removed in the 1970s from the walls of Villa Arianna and Villa San Marco in the ancient city of Stabiae. After being smuggled out of the country, they were bought in the 1990s by antique dealers in Britain, Switzerland, and the United States.
One of six recove