This module examines the art, architecture, and history of Pompeii from the late 2nd century BC to the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. It examines the Forum, the Theatre Quarter, and the Amphitheatre and considers the extent to which public architecture illustrates cultural borrowing from Rome or from the Greek East. It also focuses on domestic architecture and wall painting, most of which show subjects from Greek myth. It examines both the extent to which Pompeian wall painting copied Greek originals, and how panel paintings of Greek myths could be arranged within a house to form a programmatic message.

On completion of this module students should be able to:- recognize the main public buildings and selected domestic buildings in Pompeii- recognize the canonical 'four styles' of Pompeian wall painting and key examples of mythological panel painting- examine the extent to which art and architecture in Pompeii reflects the cultural influence of Greece or Rome and evaluate the terms Hellenism and Romanization- evaluate the extent to which art and architecture can form programmes, either in the choice of paintings for a house, or in the urban development of public spaces.