Crazy progress in the last 3-4 months. Keeping very close to historical references, planning and building with this degree of accurazy is painstaking!

Progress being made on horticultural and agricultural plots in Pompeii thanks to the help of a few old friends. Glad to have Quirinalis and Romecraft Community pitching in from time to time!



Start of May 2024 update: Been working on regio VIII (Pompeii is split into nine regions) south of the forum area. Progress is slow but steady. Also continuing to update/remaster the buildings at the forum including the basilica and administrative buildings.

I am unsure when I will have the next blog up, probably when I've completed all of regio VIII.

Working on southern terraced houses of Pompeii and the Sarno bathhouse complex. May not look like much at the present but the hours put in are immense. Done plenty of research on archaeological papers and excavation maps to get the area just right. Google Earth has been a big help too to get a 3D view of the area. I will go into much more detail about these processes in my next update blog, hopefully coming out in not too long :)

Playing around with new ways to improve the look of the temples of my Pompeii project using blockstates and working with blocks in a new, creative way.

Also been working on a "remaster" of the forum. As my building skills and techniques improve I like to come back to previous structures to revitalize them. Redid the portico of the forum and did other minor changes.


Temple of Apollo


Temple of Jupiter

Had a little fun with pixel art today - made a new icon for my profile and a new banner to go in line with the pixel art. Will update the pictures of my Pompeii Recreation Project content with the new style soon.

No aprils fools from my account. The walls, gates and towers along with the terrain has been updated for my Pompeii project. Go check my latest blog post https://www.planetminecraft.com/blog/iv-walls-and-gates/

Did a beautiful render of the city too showing the current state:

Yesterday evening there was a major terrorist attack on the Moscow shopping center Crocus City Hall.

My condolences to the families of the victims.

Went back and made some slight adjustments to a few of my builds, including design choices, lighting fixes, and detailing. This is more so in an effort to keep the builds updated with research I've been doing -- or if I've come across something online with a recreation that I felt should be implemented with the build.

I turned 18 :)

P.S. Thanks everyone!

New Instagram page! Check it out as I'll be using for showcasing and build progress reports! www.instagram.com/japersxpraetorian/

Walls, gates and towers nearly completed. Stay tuned for an update blog soon!

Next phase of constructing Pompeii well under way. Have been doing a lot of planning and measurements to make sure I get the walls and the area around the amphitheatre just right! Don't mind the flashy wool colours, it's all temporary!

Working on the next part of Pompeii - the theatre district. Small sneak peek of the theatre below!

Thank you for 50!!!!

I was surprised to wake up today and discover that I've reached level 50 on my page. This would not have been possible without all of you guys! So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you!

Despite my recent lapse in producing free and high quality Roman-themed maps for you all, I believe this is only the beginning of my journey. My love for Roman architecture has not ceased but rather it has been emboldened by research I've conducted over the past couple of months. I look forward to what I have to share with you next, as it is the largest build I've ever made!

Thanks for sticking around y'all. :D

I have now started building the Church of the Holy Apostles in my Constantinople map.
Since this is a significant building, I have decided to post updates of my progress on Reddit. Day 1 of these updates can be found here.