Italy convicts a fraudster for building a fake ancient amphitheater

A fraudster built an amphitheater near Vicenza, passing it off as ancient for years.

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The site, featuring colonnades and statues, drew visitors before being exposed.

Italian courts ordered the structure's demolition and convicted its owner.

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