Learn about ancient history – the ability to go back in time and explore Rome as it existed in 320 AD – in 3D!
All of this is possible through the new Ancient Rome 3D layer in Google Earth. To activate the layer, just open the “Gallery” folder in the “Layers” panel and select “Ancient Rome 3D.” To load the terrain and buildings, click on any yellow icon and then click the links at the bottom of the bubble.
The new layer, produced by the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH) and based on its Rome Reborn model, contains over 6,000 3D buildings and 250 Google Earth placemarks where Google Earth explorers can learn about this fascinating period of history. Our SketchUp modeling team converted the original Rome Reborn model to SKP format, then optimized the data for display in Google Earth.
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