A tourist has engraved his and his girlfriend's names with a key on the Colosseum's wall in Rome. The scarring was captured on a cell phone and the video was uploaded to Reddit, quickly making its way around the internet, and reaching the police, who are attempting to identify him. The man faces a 15,000-euro fine and up to 5 years in prison. The Minister of Culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, also weighed in on the case, stating in a note, "I consider it extremely serious, unworthy, and a sign of great incivility that a tourist scars one of the most famous places in the world, a historical monument such as the Colosseum, with the name of his girlfriend." "I hope - Sangiuliano concluded - that those responsible for this act at the Flavian Amphitheater will be identified and punished in accordance with our laws."
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