Rome as It Was
Before I went to Rome several years ago, my old college classics professor warned me about how difficult it would be to imagine what the ancient city looked like based on the random collection of ruins we see today. John Benson was right, of course. It’s too bad John didn’t live to see Rome Reborn 1.0, a colossal 3D digital model of what Rome looked like on June 21, 320 A.D., at the height of Rome’s imperial zenith.
The model, 10 years in the making, was constructed by the University of Virginia and its partners. It gives a fly-by view of 700 exteriors and 30 interiors of ancient buildings. Take a look at some of the amazing video clips on the project’s spiffy Rome Reborn website.
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