Theatricalism of the Roman House

A multi-phase project exploring those aspects of Roman houses and villas that can be seen to be influenced by the highly theatricalised nature of the culture and aesthetics of the late Roman Republic and early Principate.

From April 2002 to October 2003, the Leverhulme Trust funded a programme of digitally-augmented work under the title "Investigating Pompeian Wall Paintings through Virtual Reality" in which 3D visualisation was used to explore the scenographic structures suggested by numerous Pompeian frescos.

A book, under contract to Yale University Press, is currently in preparation. For further information, please contact Prof. Richard Beacham: Richard.Beacham AT kcl.ac.uk.

Images from 'Theatricalism of the Roman House'
House of Marcus Lucretius Fronto, Pompeii Interior lighting analysis		House of Apollo, Pompeii Stage set visualisation		Villa of Oplontis, Pompeii Interior visualisation

House of Fronto interactive model. Requires Internet Explorer or Firefox for Windows (PC)

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