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Salve,
Okay, now this is what I call recreation!
Quote:Computer experts on Monday unveiled a digital reproduction of ancient Rome as it appeared at the peak of its power in A.D. 320 - what they called the largest and most complete simulation of a historic city ever created.
The $2 million simulation will be used by scientists to run experiments - such as determining the crowd capacity of ancient buildings - and as a scholarly journal that will be updated at each new discovery of one of Rome's marvels.
Full Story:
[url:3e9wq9uo]http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070611/D8PMPU380.html[/url]
For more screen shots click the link below and then click on "gallery"
[url:3e9wq9uo]http://www.romereborn.virginia.edu/[/url]
![[Image: ITALY_VIRTUAL_ROME.sff_XROM101_20070611111620.jpg]](http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/ap/ITALY_VIRTUAL_ROME.sff_XROM101_20070611111620.jpg)
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Salve! Great news, Antonivs... fascinating. Maybe I'll be able to explore ancient Rome soon!
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Wouldn't it be fun if Google did a History Earth....
Satellite views of pic a place and a date...
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I particularly like that they'll eventualy recreate Rome from the beginning and be able to change through time.
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That's pretty amazing, i'm not surprised it took ten years to make.
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No colors at all? A so big effort ought go more deeply about the colors, especially in 320...
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Quote:I particularly like that they'll eventualy recreate Rome from the beginning and be able to change through time.
Cool… I wonder if we can watch Annaeus leaving Troy, see the first bricks laid, and then fast forward to watch Romulus and Remus nursing from Lupa at the water’s edge! :wink:
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