Pompeii Interactive is not just a slide show. By closely following the syllabi, Pompeii Interactive is designed as a research tool to help add an IT element to the Classics curricula.

Main features of Pompeii Interactive

Hundreds of photographs of Ancient Pompeii are supplemented by detailed text and many interactive features, to help students feel more involved with the software. A selection of the main features of Pompeii Interactive are listed below:

• Over 300 colour photographs.
• Detailed description and print page for each photo.
• Photos organised by location, cross-referenced by concept, and inter-linked.
• Interactive maps of the city and layouts of the buildings.
• 360° virtual reality panoramas of locations within Pompeii.
• Self-marking tests and quizzes.
• No software to install – the CD runs on most common Internet browsers.
• Includes Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.

What areas of Pompeii are covered?

Pompeii Interactive presents the city in both a geographical and a thematic basis. The buildings covered include:

• The Forum
• Temple of Jupiter
• Temple of Apollo
• Basilica
• Building of Eumachia
• Macellum
• Temple of Isis
• House of the Vettii
• House of the Faun
• House of Julia Felix
• Villa of Mysteries
• Amphitheatre
• Theatre
• Odeon (small theatre)
• Palaestra
• Forum Baths
• Stabian Baths
• Fullonica of Stephanus
• Bakeries
• Thermopolea (bars)

The themes covered include:

• The Forum
• Houses
• Religion
• Streets and Water Supply
• Entertainment
• Trade and Business
• Discovery and archaeology
• Destruction