US EditionReading the Iliad: Burglar in Rome is distracted by a book and caught
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A burglar in Rome was caught in the act because he was engrossed in reading... Iliad - iefimerida.gr
A would-be burglar in Rome was arrested when, during a robbery at an elderly home, he stopped to read a book on Greek mythology, according to Italian media. The 38-year-old reportedly entered an apartment in the Prati district of the Italian capital via a balcony, but was distracted after taking a book of Homer's Iliad from the bedside table. The 71-year-old owner is said to have woken up and confronted the alleged thief, who was engrossed in th…
Giovanni Nucci writes books about Greek and Roman mythology. Now a burglar has read one of his works - during a break-in in Rome. The thief was caught. And Nucci? Suddenly he is known and amused everywhere.
After being taken by surprise, the thief then tried to escape by leaving the same balcony, but was caught a short time later
A would-be burglar in Italy, specifically in Rome, was arrested when, during a robbery at an elderly home, he stopped to read a book on Greek mythology, according to Italian media. The 38-year-old reportedly entered an apartment in the Prati district of the Italian capital through a balcony, but was distracted after taking a book of Homer's Iliad from the bedside table. The 71-year-old owner is said to have woken up and confronted the alleged th…
He was in possession of a bag containing expensive clothes which had been stolen from another house earlier that evening
"I'd like to find the person who got caught and give them the book, because they'll be caught halfway through reading it," says the book's author
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