This week, Google introduced the result of several years of collaboration with experts, historians, artists and other Google Earth users around the world. They have together created a 3D animation of ancient Rome. Google Earth provides a virtual manufacturing of Rome, as it looked at 320 years before our calendar. It is possible, among other things, to see the inside of eleven ancient monuments, including Colosseum. In small text boxes, there is additional information about the story - written and presented by historians.
Ancient Rome in 3D is one of the most comprehensive collections of three-dimensional buildings that are found on Google Earth. You can visit the Roman Forum, stand in the center of the Colosseum, resulting in the fingerprint of gladiators in Ludus Magnus, stand on the Rostra, flying over the Basilica Julia, and under the Arch of Constantine and examine the details of the facade of the Basilica of Maxentius.
The project has been developed by Google in conjunction with Past Perfect Productions and the University of California, Los Angeles and IATH at the University of Virginia
Bernard Frischer, who is director of the Institute of Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia said:
"The project is a continuation of five centuries of research by experts, architects and artists since the Renaissance has tried to restore the ruins of the ancient city with words, maps and pictures. The partnership with Google Earth is a major step forward in efforts to create a virtual presentation, which our children and grandchildren will be able to use when they have to study the history of Rome. "
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