Geographical+Context

[[image:Pompeii - aerial photo.jpg width="800" height="596"]]
An aerial shot of Pompeii, looking northeast. The forum is the open area in the centre of the photo

Syllabus content
In this section of the course, we will be looking at the following topics:
 * the physical environment: the geographical setting, natural features and resources of Pompeii and Herculaneum
 * Plans and streetscapes of Pompeii and Herculaneum

Lessons
You can access all lesson plans by clicking on the following links:

**Maps and images**

Italy and the Roman Empire:
 * The Roman Empire
 * The Roman conquest of Italy

The Campania region:
 * Campania region, showing the impact of the eruption in AD 79
 * Mount Vesuvius

Pompeii:
 * Pompeii - aerial view
 * Map of Pompeii
 * Pompeii streetscape 1
 * Pompeii streetscape 2
 * Pompeii streetscape 3
 * Pompeii streetscape 4
 * Pompeii reconstruction
 * Street signs in Pompeii
 * Inscription from Pompeii
 * Wall notices from Pompeii
 * Graffiti
 * Statue of Apollo in Pompeii
 * Mosaic from Pompeii
 * Alexander the Great mosaic in Pompeii
 * Garden (peristyle) in Pompeii
 * Human remains in Pompeii

Herculaneum:
 * Map of Herculaneum
 * Herculaneum
 * Herculaneum streetscapes
 * Herculaneum boatsheds
 * The Villa della Papiri
 * Various remains found in Herculaneum

Readings, notes and websites

 * The Geographical context - notes
 * You can access a brilliant street map of Pompeii by clicking on Pompeii in pictures. Just click on any street on the map, and you will see a picture of what that street looks like today. You can quite literally wander around Pompeii using this website. Please do so.

Summaries

 * [[file:Geographical context - packages of information.docx|The geographical context - summary]]

Model answers

 * [[file:Pompeii streetscape - model answer.docx|Pompeii streetscape - model answer]]