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Posted on 06/11/2007 2:21:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Way kewl; very interesting. Wish I’d had this resource when I was reading Coleen McCullough’s Masters of Rome series, even though this is set later in Rome’s history than her books. (Would be nice if the restructing project had a time lapse feature...i.e., a ‘building of Rome’ feature.)
"Noooooo! Rome's peak of power was under Trajan."
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No fooling. There was a brief period of prosperity when Constantine reunited the Empire during this time, but the glory days were the rule of "The Five Good Emperors" ... Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pious, and Marcus Aurelias.
Come bello: Look at the web site.
That was the peak of Roman expansion, anyway. That said, 320 probably makes for better sightseeing in Rome itself. Less brick, more marble, more looted swag, better wonders.
1Corinthians 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
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Revelation 21:18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.
Rev 21:19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;
Rev 21:20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
Rev 21:21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.
Rev 21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
Rev 21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Rev 21:24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it.
Rev 21:25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.
Rev 21:26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it.
Rev 21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
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Matthew 16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom!
From brick to marble reminds me of a (much) earlier Emperor:
"Since the city was not adorned as the dignity of the empire demanded, and was exposed to flood and fire, he so beautified it that he could justly boast that he had found it built of brick and left it in marble. "
Suetonius - Life of Augustus Book XXVIII
sic friat crustulum
I liked the video clips on the site. However, they need to use more color in their clips.
Instead of a stringed instrumental from the Renaissance, what this video needs is a narrator that names the buildings and describes the area.
Unless you were Helen Thomas, you’d be hard pressed to recognize all the landmarks of Ancient Rome.
AMEN!
AMEN!
AMEN!
Thanks.
Given that the History Channel used Rome: Total War for a series of their documentaries, it wouldn’t surprise me if they took the graphics from a video game.
Cool stuff, though. It would be cool if someone would build a full physical replica of the scale of that digital one. Imagine being able to tour that!
I'm sure, my friend, you and I wouldn't be around anymore.
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