| Discovering the ancient Rome in Google Earth |
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It is June 21 in the year 320. Rome is a thriving city with more than one million inhabitants. The largest metropolis in the world. Now you can now travel in time with Google Earth to find out how ancient Rome has seen. Many modern cities like Miami, Boston and Munich has been builed in 3D, but the Italian capital is the first historical representation shown in 3D. Ludus Magnus Users can download and watch 6700 buildings. Eleven buildings are also within view, including the Temple of Venus and the gladiator school Ludus Magnus. The Colosseum is the largest structure that can be seen. The amphitheater is at the heart of the city and inside was room for 80,000 spectators. The buildings are divided into two classes. Of the Class 1 buildings (approximately 40) is known to many scientists. They are very detailed and some even have marble floors. Of class 2 buildings, they know much less. Info You can also learn something from history. At more than 250 places in the city you can get more information. The first "information bubble" will explain at the elementary school level, a second "click" gives more detailed information, including a topographical encyclopedia, ancient literary sources and knowledge building. In the Italian version, you can also see videos of the Rai with documentaries about ancient Rome. Google Earth based on the Rome Reborn project of the American University of Virginia. That computer animation is again based on a physical scale model, the Plastico di Roma Antica, which was built by archaeologists between 1933 and 1974. Source: NOS |