Journey to Pompeii - Pompeii Today slideshow - Museum Victoria

Journey to Pompeii
If you were to go to Pompeii today, this is what you
would see…

Vesuvius― an ominous backdrop to Pompeii

Stratification showing layers of ash and lava that
archaeologists have excavated in the past 200 years

Take a walk down here to see Pompeii uncovered

The Suburban Baths

Mosaics inside the Suburban Baths

Pedestrian crossing in Ancient Pompeii

Temple of Apollo― god of music, poetry and light

Temple of Apollo― view of the altar

The Basilica― the economic heart of Pompeii

A public fountain― used by those who didn’t have
running water in their homes

The Grand Theatre ― seating was according to
class with the noble class in the front row

Thermopolium ― the
Roman fast food
outlet

A bundle of abandoned amphorae

Grand Palestra ― where Pompeian boys went to
study Latin, Maths and History

Grand Palestra ― used for sport and included a pool

Inside a kitchen in Pompeii, complete with toilet

Frescoes were common in Pompeian
homes and covered walls and ceilings

The House of Vettii ― contains a peristyle, an
internal garden filled with marble furniture

The House of Vettii ― the triclinium, a dining room

The House of the Faun― one of the largest
houses in Pompeii

A Pompeian bakery with ovens and grinding mills

Leaving the ancient city of Pompeii

Necropolis ― found outside the city walls

Now the journey really begins…..
What happened to turn this town into what it
is today?
This is your task…
Go back in time and uncover the secrets of
Pompeii…

A Day in Pompeii
Acknowledgements
Melbourne Winter Masterpieces is a Victorian Government initiative and is
exclusive to Melbourne, Australia.
Presented in association with the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni
Archeologici di Napoli e Pompei (SAP).
On-site education activities and education kit researched and developed by
Liz Suda and Rosaria Zarro.
Images courtesy SAP, Dr J Patrick Greene, Rosaria Zarro and Museum
Victoria.