Google Earth Adds Ancient Rome
- Nov 12, 2008 3:10 PM EST
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You know what Google Earth has been missing? Time travel. The company is seeking to amend this glaring oversight, with the addition of Ancient Rome.
Now Google Earth users can explore a 3D representation of Rome as it looked circa 320 AD. The map features more than 6,700 buildings, 11 of which--including the Coliseum--feature detailed interiors. The layout also features information bubbles written by historians.
According to Google, the ancient city is one of the most extensive layouts of 3D buildings in the whole of Google Earth. It was developed in collaboration with Perfect Productions and the University of California Los Angeles and the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH) at the University of Virginia. And for K to 12 teachers in the U.S.: Google is sponsoring a curriculum contest. Submit "creative, innovative lesson plans that incorporate the Ancient Rome 3D layer" and you could win a slew of goodies for your classroom, including an Apple MacBook laptop.