In case you missed it, users of Google Earth can experience an elaborate 3-D representation of ancient Rome circa 320 AD, during the reign of Constantine the Great. For the first time, users can soar above the streets of ancient Rome, soar above the Forum or Palatine Hill, or swoop into the Colosseum for a view of the arena and stands.
Ancient Rome 3D, as the new feature is known, is a digital elaboration of some 7,000 buildings recreating Rome circa A.D. 320, at the height of Constantine’s empire, when more than a million inhabitants lived within the city’s Aurelian walls, according to the New York Times.
For more on Ancient Rome 3D, check out the following new reports:
BBC
New York Times
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