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Google Earth Recreates Ancient Rome

Posted by Soulskill on from the minus-the-gladiators dept.

thefickler writes "Google Earth now includes ancient Rome circa 320 AD, thanks to Google, the University of Virginia, and Past Perfect Productions working together to bring the historical city to life. Clicking on Ancient Rome in 3D, users can revisit Rome from a bygone era and view highly detailed reconstructions of 250 buildings, as well as 5,000 other lesser detailed buildings. 'Pop-up windows provide information on the monuments and visitors also can enter some of the most important sites, including the Senate and the Colosseum, to observe the architecture and marble decorations.'"

3 of 97 comments (clear)

  1. Is this wise? by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny

    What would happen if this tool fell into the use of the wrong hands? What if Barbarians were to get a hold of this information?

  2. Not really! by ohell · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I know from multiple sources that all the buildings were actually painted in bright colours (before the fell into disrepair, obviously), and archaeologists know what the colours were, from the remnants of pigments. I was hoping this reconstruction would be more than just white and beige marble veneer...

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    Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do. - Jean-Paul Sartre
  3. Re:First Post! by The+Ultimate+Fartkno · · Score: 5, Funny

    And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why I call Slashdot home. Never will you find a more perfect nexus of horrid punnery and sheer nerd-ism.

    You magnificent bastards...