Building Plan – Pompeii

VRoma Building Plan -- Pompeii

Here is our in-progress building plan for Pompeii and potentially other areas outside of Rome. [Note - order reflects our initial building campaign, starting with a section of Regio I, as entered from the eastern gate of  Porta Sarno.]

The names of sites already built (meaning fully described and illustrated) are shown in color, with the character name and real name of the builder following. Sites that are built but not described nor spoken for are in italics. Contact us if you're interested in building any of the buildings or sites still on the drawing board.

Our initial building campaign comprises Regions I, II, III, and IX (eastern-central Pompeii)

Browse the MOO to view all existing sites. | Browse Pompeii [very much in progress!]

In VRoma, we connect to Pompeii via the Via Appia [can be accessed from Region 1 (Porta Capena) or Region 11 (Vicus Piscinae Publicae] 

  • Via Appia [Joan Jahnige (Terentia)]
    • to go to Pompeii, head away from Rome until you get to Capua, at which point the road diverges
    • exits to take: Clivus Martius, Burial Sites, Caecilia Metella, Milemarkers IV to XIV, Aricia, Tarracina, Capua

Road to Pompeii

  • This could be expanded to have stops along the way, and lead to gates other than Porta Sarno on the east. Currently it magically takes you immediately from Capua to Pompeii
  • Eastern approach to Pompeii
    • Necropolis of P. Sarno
    • Porta Sarno
      • Via Abundantiae, Regiones II/III

Regio II

[accessed from Via Abundantiae, Regiones II/III. And the Porta Nola and Via Nola to the north, yet to be built. a relatively small region with only 4-5 buildings]

Regio III

[accessed from Via Abundantiae, Regiones II/III. entire region needs to be fleshed out -lots of houses and buildings]

[Regiones IX (to the north of the road) and I (to the south)]

Via Abundantiae, Regiones II/III [Camilla]

Our initial focus is the block described in wonderful vivid detail by Jeremy Hartnett, The Roman Street, Chapter 8. These buildings are designed to serve as lessons/units to address the topics in [ ].

  • Shop Façade - Feltmaker [Zadar] [the frescos above the doorway are the basis for unit on Cybele]
  • Clothing Store District [Ambulator -- details below] [Together, the Feltmaker's shop and the Clothing District shops constitute a unit about Roman textiles]
  • Crossroads [Maria_Magistra] [unit focusing on the Compitalia]
  • Tavern [Camilla] [unit focused on Leisure activities that will include interactive gaming]
  • Domus Paquii Proculi

Clothing Store District of the Via Abundantiae

  • Cloth-Dying Store [Ambulator]
  • Fullonica [Ambulator]
  • Verecundus' Clothing Store [Ambulator]

TBD: Regiones IV - IX

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Resources and Inspiration for Pompeii Builders