Comments on: Google Earth’s Rome Reborn

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:34:56 +0000

@apolodorus, I’m sure the people working on the project would be keen to make improvements if you could offer some constructive advice rather than just equating it to a video game.

By: apolodorus

apolodorus — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:27:06 +0000

SALVE –

Rome Reborn gives a sad and incorrect impression of Rome and all its ancient glory, since without scholarship and signicant imprecise reconstruction.

One wonders what sources have been used for the reconstructions since woefully lacking in archaeological accuracy and only the very thinnest veneer of history.

It’s not the Rome of antiquity, but some 21st Century mess without even some Game Boy merit !

Gaius Rabirius Postumus

By: Alexis

Alexis — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 19:04:31 +0000

Yes, you may link to whatever blogs or pages you would like too!

http://familyforest.wordpress.com
and at http//www.familyforest.com

Thanks.

Happy Holidays.

By: Mark Ramsay

Mark Ramsay — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:56:57 +0000

Thanks for your lovely comments Alexis, I had a look at your site and liked it very much, would love to have your permission to link your site to V.T, thanks mark

By: Alexis

Alexis — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 07:20:09 +0000

Virtual Reality …time travel without really leaving home.. what great ways to get us and students interested in history and ancient times.

Another interesting concept is blogged about here:

“All Paths Lead To Rome”
http://familyforest.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/all-paths-lead-to-rome/

By: Mum

Mum — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:31:18 +0000

Oh wow Nick! He sounds important. That is a marvelous tool. I wish I had something like that to use when I was at school. It would have helped a lot with geography. Great work.

By: Mark Ramsay

Mark Ramsay — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:06:30 +0000

A very impressive report Nick, You go in to amazing detail and you should be very proud to get a response from an important person. It is very interesting, entertaining and extremely educational. I hopefully will be able to learn key facts about the Romans and especially their buildings and being able to find out which building is which is great. Excellent post Nick, well done, Mark.

By: Bernard Frischer

Bernard Frischer — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:11:45 +0000

Dear Nick,

Thank you for the nice comments on our project with Google Earth. I am particularly gratified that you stressed its educational strength: we worked hard on that!

I would be interested to know your further thoughts and experiences as you return to Ancient Rome 3D.

Yours,
Bernie Frischer, Director
Rome Reborn Project
Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities
University of Virginia