Flyover Zone has released a newly
remastered edition of its 27-year-old virtual aerial tour of
ancient Rome as it appeared at the height of its urban
development in the fourth century AD.
Rome Reborn 4.0 uses updated graphics, time warps and 3D models
to allow users to better experience the Colosseum, the Pantheon,
the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Basilica of Maxentius, the
imperial palaces, and the temples and monuments on the
Capitoline Hill as they looked in 320 AD, just a few years
before Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire to
Constantinople.
Developed by Professor Bernard Frischer, an expert on the
archaeology of Rome and its environs, and Flyover Zone starting
1997, the tour is available in English as an App or online at
Yourescape.
"The dream of reconstructing Rome is an old one," said Frischer.
"The idea came to me when I first saw Italo Gismondi's model in
Rome at the Museum of Roman Civilisation in EUR, built between
1935 and 1971. Today Rome Reborn 4.0 is the culmination of more
than 27 years of historical research applied to the use of
innovative digital tools. With the virtual tour Flight Over
Ancient Rome we hope to make it easy and fun for people to learn
about ancient Rome and its cultural heritage," he continued.
"Teachers can use this and 14 other tours on Yorescape to take
their students on virtual tours of the cultures they are
studying. History buffs can explore great historical sites
without having to leave home. Yorescape can also help tourists
prepare for their trip to Rome, deepening their knowledge of the
places they are going to visit and keeping their memories alive
once they return home," said Fischer.
"Our aim is not to replace real tourism, but to improve it," he
concluded.
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