It is the morning of August 24th, 79 AD. The citizens of the Roman town of Pompeii awaken to the last day their beloved city would see the light of day. The slumbering volcano, Mt. Vesuvius, would erupt and completely cover Pompeii in rock and debris. Those who could not flee never left the city - the people, their belongings and their lives were frozen in time. Pompeii is a unique time capsule and is one of the most important archaeological finds of the Roman world. Follow along as I recreate the city in Minecraft, and uncover how Pompeii might have looked like just hours before it was destroyed and covered for the next 1800 years.

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This project aims to recreate the city of Pompeii as it looked on the morning of August 24th, 79 AD, just hours before the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. The city will be recreated in a 1:1 scale (meaning every block = 1 meter) using detailed archaeological survey maps, Google Maps and Street View as well as take inspiration from various artists, drawings and pictures.

Main objectives will be to recreate the main sites of the city; the forum, the theatre district, temples, arches, amphitheater, walls, bathhouses and prominent houses.

The city will be completed using vanilla textures.

Blog/update posts

Progress will be logged using blogs on my page. I will link them here once I finish each one. Also, subsribe to my PMC page to keep updated!


I - Planning, inspiration and getting started (PRESS ME)
II - Forum (PRESS ME)
III - Theatre, Odeon, Temples (PRESS ME)
IV - Walls and Gates (PRESS ME)

DISCLAIMER: The map WILL NOT be uploaded for download before the whole of Pompeii is finished. It will probably be months if not years - I am recreating everything solo at the moment.

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