ROME — 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.
Visitors to virtual Rome will be able to do even more than ancient Romans did: They can crawl through the bowels of the Colosseum, filled with lion cages and primitive elevators, and fly up for a detailed look at bas-reliefs and inscriptions atop triumphal arches.
This could make the study of history a bit more interesting.
Update: Here's a link to the project web site, but there's still no way for us, the masses, to access Rome itself.
Probably a matter of server function and expected popularity. From the tone of your post you'd be there in a heartbeat as would I, as would a few tens of thousands of other people. That equals server meltdown. I'll wait for the paperback edition to come out.
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