In my thesis, I compared columns in public and private buildings in Pompeii. I begin my thesis with an outline of the history of research, and the urban and architectural development of Pompeii. In the following, a typological overview of column orders and capitals is presented. In the central part of the thesis, typology, time of construction, building material and location of the columns within selected buildings in regions VI, VII and VIII at the archaeological site of Pompeii are presented in form of a catalogue. In the following analysis I compare the characteristics of the columns, with an emphasis on the differences and similarities between the columns in the public and private context. I conclude my work with a discussion of the results of the analysis, in which I try to draw parallels with the use of columns and the architectural development of Pompeii, and find out how the role of the columns influenced their design and the choice of the room in which they were built.
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