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The digital model

Dr Matthew Nicholls shares an overview of the digital model of Ancient Rome. Watch this video to find out more.

A digital model is editable, flexible, navigable, transmissible and sharable. It can be a useful new way of presenting the past alongside more traditional methods. It’s an effective tool to show how vast this ancient city was, but also allows us to zoom down into the finer details such as the textures and decorations on individual buildings.

In this video I share an overview of my digital model of ancient Rome and in the next Step you’ll have your first opportunity to navigate a small section of the model.

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Rome: A Virtual Tour of the Ancient City

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