We are advancing humanities education by learning how to recreate ancient Greek and Roman
music, and place it in its architectural and cultural context. Specifically, we put new musical
compositions and existing pieces in our 3D computer graphic model of the Theater District of the
ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The music is (virtually) located at the grand Theatre, the Temple
of Athena, and other appropriate locations. This is an important first step towards placing the
music within its cultural context. The software can run on a desktop, digital dome theaters, or a
web browser. Our Virtual Theater District of Pompeii is open source and free to the public, along
with supporting materials. This project was conducted with donated time from leading scholars
and interns. The current arrangement of music and ambient sound was a student project.