Rome Reborn

Rome Reborn 1.0 was released this week by the Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities at the University of Virginia.  It is the product of 10 years of research and labor by archaeologists and computer specialists.  "The goal of 'Rome Reborn' is to create a digital model illustrating the development of ancient Rome from the earliest settlement in the late Bronze Age (ca. 1000 B.C.) to the beginning of the medieval period."  "They are calling it the largest, most comprehensive simulation of a historic city ever created" (CNET).  The 3D display of historical development is very much a dream at this time, and the developers have focused on showing the city as it was in 320AD under Constantine.  The best review we have seen thusfar is in the blog News for Medievalists.