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History in the making: scholars and modelers accurately re-create ancient Rome and make it accessible via the internet.(Virtual Architecture)

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Rome -- one of the great cities of Western Civilization and the capital of the Roman Empire--was not built in a day; it expanded and evolved over centuries. Even when an international group of archaeologists, historians, and CG technicians completes its work on an interactive 3D digital model of ancient Rome at the peak of the city's development in 320 AD, the project will have taken far more than a single day--hundreds of days, actually. Yet, the feat, even by today's standards, will be impressive nonetheless.

The historically accurate digital re-creation--which melds the wondrous technological achievements of the past with those ...

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