The House of the Coloured Capitals, Pompeii: Investigation by an Australian teamVideo | Updated 9 years ago W/Prof John Melville-Jones Winthrop Professor emeritus, Classics and Ancient History, University of Western Australia. Join John Melville-Jones as he presents this story of Australian archaeologists at work in Pompeii, and the fascinating evidence of daily life uncovered. This lecture was recorded on 18 June 2010 at State Library Theatre, State Library of Western Australia. This video recording was made possible with the support of LotteryWest and the Friends of the Western Australian Museum.