Discover Ancient Rome in Google Earth

[VanillaSnow23]

What about ancient China (Han Dynasty)?

[2serveand2protect]

ERROR!

BIG ERROR!!

The CIRCULAR TEMPLE they show as "THE THEMPLE OF VESTA" (a common mistake, repeated over and over, until today) WAS IN FACT A TEMPLE DEIDICATED TO "HERKULES" (Ercole).

NO VESTAL NEVER LIVED IN THAT BUILDING!!!

HEY, VIRGINIA "UNIVERSITY" STUDENTS - YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT! :D

[athox]

@2serveand2protect Yeah you're right, that is a major error. We should totally have them detained at guantanamo forever.

[2serveand2protect]

@athox :D

I didn't mean that. I just meant that if You put so much effort into making a digital plan of ancient Rome, you at least call with its proper name, the ONLY building that survived to us almost entirely throughout the ages... :D

[iampeeay01]

whoa!! amazing.... :)

[meghnamishra2001]

I love historical stuff such as Ancient Egypt & Ancient Rome.

[flippyflyer]

First thing I'd do if I had a time machine is go back the the Forum and see Led Zeppelin...

[shortstayholiday]

Enjoy Rome with google

[sydulk31]

Hello Friend

[ProfessorNotOne]

check out my newest video! it's about roman playwright Seneca!

[errbodywalkthedino]

@TheSmartCaveman

It's not the 320 ad timeframe in Assassin's creed...

Fool

[fozianasir104]

hmmmmm.....nice.........

[zecxixo]

If I had a time machine I would travel in an ancient Rome by all means!

[brainouty]

Thank you, Google!

[HistoryReb0rn]

@KickflipDK :D You made me smile. I totally thought that was what he said too and I'm using this for school! It's the Roman FORUM

[sphamandlakraqa]

HI

[FrightenByMe]

@KickflipDK forum, as in forum romanum

[TheSEEDanno70]

The Colosseum was built using cement/concrete.

When the Romans fell, it took another 1500 years before cement got reinvented...

[ricbuenossp]

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[mrtundra45]

Ahhhhhh Wonderful Rome!

[girothan]

@KickflipDK WOW you're so dumb

[SunlandCore]

it's dumb that italians don't rebuild the ancient rome... but even more dumb is that they are the responsibles of it's decay

[PresidentZod]

@SunlandCore How the fuck can the Italians rebuild the city of ancient Rome when the city of modern Rome is built on top of it? Do you seriously want them to knock down all the buildings in the Vatican to accomplish such a goal?

Should they knock down all the buildings in Mexico City to rebuild Tenochtitlan?

You are an idiot.

[SunlandCore]

@PresidentZod but look at the forum romanum or the colosseum or all that ancient roman remants they wont need to destroy anything

[PresidentZod]

Why the fuck do Americans always need to say "Rome, Italy" or "London, England"?

What other "ancient Rome" could they possibly think the viewer might confuse the Eternal City with - the ancient township of Rome (pop. 2,600) to be found in Adams County, Wisconsin perhaps?

[heloizyjhenifer]

@PresidentZod There must be an Athens OH :) or even lamer. Remember also, according to Mormons (most of the people of Utah or something), the Hebrew people had moved to America way before this Rome was built ;).

[shannon111111]

@PresidentZod Have you heard some of the crazy names we have for our cities here? I know a family in Paris, Arkansas for goodness sake! Besides calling it Rome, Italy is the correct name of it! lol

[PresidentZod]

@shannon111111 No - the actual correct name is Rome, Lazio Region, Central Italy, Republic of Italy, The European Union, Northern Hemisphere, Planet Earth, The Solar System, Orion Arm, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, The Virgo Cluster, The Virgo Supercluster, The Known Universe.

[MisterJeanFi]

wow i didn´t know that this is possible with google earth! the coolest thing i´ve ver found there was a dead whale in south africa :D

[TheSmartCaveman1]

Anyone else thinking about Assassin's Creed while watching this?

[Davy1288]

Cool but its like seeing computer models from 1997

[StayHuman]

The are some awesome Ancient Rome iPhone Apps!

[Missmimiology]

Rome does exsist today!! What do you think Catholism is all about?! Doh.

[Apolinar53]

creia o pense en imagines con estructuras que a todabia perduren o por lo menos en tres D pero que se vieran de otra forma o sea mas antigua

[parkoursandr1]

@KickflipDK HE said forum!!!!

[ajayarora90]

jo

[TheTeenaS]

I do not have it there, what kind of version is it?

[1basca]

how do u deactivate this mode? i can't :/

[wwonkroy]

I've just returned from Rome and while i was there i had the same feeling, what if the city would still look like it did 1000..years ago, at least this gives us an insight!

[octavias19]

Actually parts of the Colosseum were taken away to rebuild the churches

[RodentKing1]

To think if the US is taken over by the Africans they would destroy it and we would be thrown back a thousand years.

[gergely007]

Where they buildings disappear to?

This is a complete metropolis, and only Colosseum and Forum remains?

It was a sin to destroy all of this.

[gryphon50c]

@gergely007 Sadly, most ancient buildings do not simply disappear of their own accord- people actually cart away the marble and use it for other things, like bridges.

[gergely007]

@gryphon50c

Yeah I guess thats happens, cause the colosseum top level disappear, due some citizen get away the bricks to build own house.

[Unlyricallyrics]

The Ancient Rome, and European history in general is so magnificent. I mean Ancient Greece, philosophers, Alexander the Great, Pompeii, latin... etc. Everything is unbelievable interesting.

[Snailguy11217]

I click on ancient Rome 3d in google earth, and little yellow icons pop up all over Rome. And there is no layer with roman buildings, just churches and ruins. Google just ripped me off. Again.

[shad0wdawg]

@Snailguy11217 I agree, I thought it would've look like the buildings you see in this video...

[saberallen5]

@KickflipDK Roman Forum

[bluzercic]

no, it says forum ..

tcc.. :)

[yamigosaya]

Is that.....Ezio!

[danielegta]

@yamigosaya con l'armatura di Bruto!

[tylercool223]

Lol how to find Atlantis

[Sindrenk]

The guys at Google must have powerful computers. It's lagging like hell on mine.

[mitchman709]

this is so cool dont U think

[MrAdmDuck]

Ha ..............and "marble florrs"

[LOLJunkiee]

Nerdgasm.

[Slacktoo]

Nice to see they used "AD" instead of that stupid new politically correct term "CE"

[stoltobot]

@Slacktoo what does CE stand for? I thought it was an EU quality control stamp

[Slacktoo]

@stoltobot Search "Common Era" on Wikipedia, which is what "CE" stands for in this context. It's basically a neutral version of "AD" that removes references to Christianity. Something I'd expect Google to use. Maybe they just haven't heard of it yet.

[sereniteee]

i wonder if this was made usin sketchup software?

[PsychoBurgundy4]

I have to say, Google Earth really is an awesome, innovative tool. You can see all sorts of awesome things from the comfort of your own home with this nifty little tool.

[superdupersnorkle]

@KickflipDK close. he says forum. it was a place where people could socialize and shop. pretty much a public market.

[xingwei12]

Love it nice job google

[552PresidentKr3m1in]

@KickflipDK No, "Roman forum".

[nicholasliha]

@KickflipDK he said FORUM

[ThePunkkapoika]

@KickflipDK Nice, haha... But btw its forum



[Eviethekitty]

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[Kahandran]

Interesting sidenote- Roman and Greek marble statues were not just white, they were painted but as time passed the paint wore off and the statues were left as white marble

[manuela2573]

GRAZIE! MI PIACE LE IMMAGINI DEL VIDEO. GRANDE ROMA

[kevinwadeheat]

damn

[edannaio]

This needs to be done for Knossos!

[PCGAMETRAILERINHD]

@KickflipDK ROMAN FORUM

[PCGAMETRAILERINHD]

I NEVER EXPECTED THAT FROM GOOGLE!

[Blacckkfire]

google is horribe at texturing

[elok2012]

i bet 20 people searched for "discover"

[feelinlikag6]

the narrarotor sounds so enthused. ;D

[VaygrX]

SOON GOOGLE WILL BE ABLE TO BACK IN TIME AND SEE WHAT PEAPOLE WAS DOING BEFERO!

[pumkinvine]

Google has more Dollars than sense.

[Blad771]

Just imagine how we will laugh at this "3D" in 2050 for example! :)

[snowmary100]

uuh hey lookIng for nice Guys to chat i have a web cam too

[Goth3m3]

@KickflipDK Forum

[3Dhoppenbrouwers]

Good information, when you have a visit planning.

Greetings Wim 3d

[piemanization]

Well, We can throw The Animus away now.

[buob1234567890]

@piemanization But what will Desmond do then!

[BattleBrawlerX]

In Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood to get to replay a life in Rome, but in the 15th century.

[Mr2specedk0]

How come i cant see the buildings when i go to google earth>layers>gallery>ancient rome. i cant see the buildings help now.



[brutaka359]

Google is a master at takingovertheearthology!

[ptrvcptr1]

I have version 5 and there is no ancient rome layer in it.what should i do?PLS HELP!

[carnage98kill]

Where's Ezio?!?!?

[Wehrhafter]

@carnage98kill you never see him coming ;D

[Appleholic1]

Why doesn't it work for me? When I click on ancient Rome 3 D under gallery all it brings me to is photographs of ruins. No computer graphics at all.

[sumadinac92]

@Appleholic1 you have to click on one of many yellow icons that pop up then in the window that will pop up youll see at the bottom two options,load terrain and load buildings.click first on one then on the other.

[ClinicallyObeseMule]

@chairde yeah it was called the British Empire but barbarians ruined that aswell.

[DrivebySerenading]

google is taking over the world

[fabrys2000]

ma Google esisteva già ai tempi dell'antica Roma?

ahahahah

[castellamare87]

I'm with a doubt .. is that Google is the new order

world in disguise .. or is stronger than her?

[chairde]

Can you just imagine if Rome had never fallen and stayed strong up to today. 

[kennykyle133]

@chairde

Well, Romans would have had too subdue all barbarians (which was one of the reasons it fell; because of barbarian invasions). Also, if they did, they would probably have colonized the Americas. And if it had never fallen there probably wouldn't be Protestants.

[loyolaf]

@chairde considering that Rome either destroyed or turned everyone they conquered into slaves "included allies" and on the other hand treated its own citizens with the upmost respect.I for one am happy Rome does not exist today you just have no idea on how efficient and brutal they actually were.There propaganda was simple.If you were not a Roman you were a savage. :D

[chairde]

@loyolaf All empires are brutal. The Romans did have Pax Romana which lasted several hundred years of no war. Social changes would have to been made just like they were without the Roman Empire. The difference is the technology and we would be hundreds of years ahead of where we are now. There would have been no "dark ages" and trade, commerce, education and culture would have flourished during that time. That is my point of view.

[MessiahComing]

@chairde Then there would be no Israel. It would be Syria-Palistinae, and Constantinople wouldn't be ruled by Turks.

[chairde]

@MessiahComing Excuse me but Israel did exist under the Roman Empire. Remember the Roman legions and Massada. Wasn't Pilate a Governor for Rome?

[MessiahComing]

@chairde Look up Emperor Hadrian. You know, the guy that built the wall across Britain. Then you will see why it wouldn't be Israel.

[chairde]

@MessiahComing Hadrian did crush the revolt of a false messiah and renamed the area but still Israel wasn't taken off into slavery at that time. It wasn't the Romans who destroyed Israel and removed the people into slavery. They were much too pragmatic for that type of thing. The Romans were into control as all empires are and wanted the area to be productive for the Roman Empire. The Romans were very pragmatic and controlling.

[MessiahComing]

@chairde Israel was renamed Syria-Palistinae. Eventually, it was shortened to Palestine. Therefore, it would not be Israel, and after the renaming, it stayed that way for a long time.

[chairde]

@MessiahComing Isn't it true that the ten tribes were taken off into slavery and that was the end of ancient Israel until very recent history. Correct me if I'm wrong but the tribes did live in the Holy Land under the entire Roman Empire's rule in that area. It was not the Romans that took the ten tribes out of the Holy land.

[chairde]

@MessiahComing "The Byzantine emperor Heraclius recaptured Jerusalem in 628–629 CE, and was responsible for the massacre and expulsion of the Jews.[98][99" Although the Byzantine empire was related to the Roman empire it was split off once the Romans weakened. My contention in the beginning was wouldn't it be interesting if the Roman Empire remained strong. Thereby the rise of the eastern empire would not have happened.

[MessiahComing]

@chairde Acctually, the eastern Empire was a result of how powerful Rome was.

[chairde]

@MessiahComing How do you figure that?

[MessiahComing]

@chairde Rome had become so powerful that administration was almost impossible. They were by far the largest nation on earth, and keeping control of all it's people was tough, as well as giving orders, due to the distances required for traveling, so a split was acctually voted on, and approved by the senate in Rome, as well as the Emperor to split the empire for administrative purposes, making governing more manageable. Had the split not happened, the empire would have collapsed much sooner.

[chairde]

@MessiahComing Well that's interesting but didn't Rome collapse before Constantinople?

[MessiahComing]

@chairde Well, the funny thing about the Eastern Empire was that the first Pro-Consul acctually ruled from Milan. I believe it was Diocletian and Maximian who ruled at that times as co-emperors, but after their abdication, Constantine I moved his capital to Byzantium, replaced the succession system with hereditary rule, and took over Rome. But originaly, the split wasn't through some sort of war. It was a mutual agreement.

[chairde]

@MessiahComing Well that is interesting. Rome and even the Eastern Empire had some qualities that were both awesome and fearsome even to today's standards. I would think that if Rome had continued on with its impressive engineering and organizational skills the world would be a much better place today. I also think that the fearsome behaviors, slavery and war, would diminish like they did after the fall of the Empire up to today. I still stand in admiration of Pax Romana which lasted so long.

[MessiahComing]

@chairde Well just think. If Rome had the technology we have today, they wouldn't have had to split the empire. Then again, they probably would have had a lot more rebellions.

[PharaohII]

@chairde yea all you gauls would be dead.

[chairde]

@PharaohII Well the British tried that didn't they.

[kilbara12]

its not working it looks the same

[nomusician]

I wouldn't want to picture myself standing in the centre of the colloseum - what, to be slaughtered?

[PialatBernard]

super

[TheDarklord0211]

hey looooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ok

how come your google tranlation thing works here...

but on other video it screws up?

ARE YOU FALS ADVERTISEING o.O

[Dealman15]

@TheDarklord0211 Because CC isn't activated. It's in the Video itself.

Activate the CC and it'll fuck up.

[GadlingTravelTalk]

Check out our channel for a fun guide to Rome - we take on Roman traffic with Vespas, see all the historic monuments, and get an exclusive look at the American Academy in Rome!

[LlHuNtLeYmM]

What doesnt google have?

[dzonikg]

Where is statue of Colossus next to Coloseum.You missed the statue that was more then 30m high.That is like making New York with out statue of liberty

[LBA1R]

"Rome, Italy" seriously...?! How many Rome's that have been the capitols of one of the biggest empires in history are there? Thing's awesome anyway, cut that

[Waynez1337]

will assassins creed brotherhood have the Coliseum?

[Andreas958]

@Waynez1337 most likely, it is a main spot, they are unlikely to miss it, and there was the screenshot of it that shows something similar to the colloseum

[dzonikg]

@Waynez1337

Assasins Creed is happening 1300 later.But i would like to se some Assasins Creed game in roman times.After playing AC2 i had to go Florence and San Gimignano to see it and it was wonderfl week thanks to AC2.

[nmgscp]

It's a pity that in my version of Google Earth I don't have this. There is a place in Rome, in a street very close to the Colosseum where people can go and enjoy the ancient Rome, more or less like in an IMAX cinema, but with more features. Look for "3D rewind Rome". If you go to Rome, I strongly recommend you that you go there and you won't regret it at all. It's an amazing experience and the people working there are really nice.

[SuperMrduncan]

I like google, and yes they can see me watch them. I am sure some don't feel safe with this tec. but what are they doing..

[armjay]

Intricate details such as columns, ceilings and marble floors.... lol

[rasheedsbi]

hi dr

[AdmiralMikeMullen]

lmao rome total war looks better than this :lol:

[TorcidaCro]

how turn off cars and things like that??

[TheFastowl]

Rome used the Fastowl, see fastowl on youtube

[GreeceCombination]

italians destroy the parthenon in greece

[TheSharingarMaster]

I wish google earth could put other famous empires too.

Greek.

Babylonians

Assyrians

Hittites

Persian and Medes

[edrindm]

Roma Capvt Mvndi

[jam6255]

Very nice!

[SplittingTheAnvil]

Sword, sword! Gimmie a sword!

[taxmonkey123]

How does one turn off the fucking captions?

[RickTheStickman2]

Wtf. Rome 2.0 is not out but complete. It's shaded, has shadows, effects, just like Crysis, but we STILL HAVE 1.0? WTF.

[benjystick]

it isnt on mine, i have got the latest vertion

[kaskadaks]

@benjystick

Same here. I just installed it to check this feature out, but it's not there. :(

[AdmiralMikeMullen]

@kaskadaks you need latest version you fat motherfucker

[kaskadaks]

@AdmiralMikeMullen

Thank you, kind sir! I have Google Earth 5.1.3535.3218 Build-date apr 14, 2010. Still not there.

[AdmiralMikeMullen]

@kaskadaks lol

[lamtsite]

Update this with HD please!

[TheMatheusfreitasmt1]

obrigado

[NEWjafan12]

S.P.Q.R:

The senate and the people of ROME!

[ricostold]

AVE GRATUS ROMA!

[XenOtai]

Add some people, chariots and give me a sword.

[bgbuldog]

hey it dosent work on me i have google earth 5 and olby i see is some yellow pictures and you press one and appears a info ofr it help pls

[PCGAMETRAILERINHD]

@bgbuldog This is working ONLY IN GOOGLE EARTH 6!

[pedigreeY2J]

It doesn't work with me =(

[LarryScottBB]

Senatus PopulusQue Romanus

[supermactrainer]

works but takes forever to load

[iashai]

i dont like it at all. It doesnt work for me. It come up with everything modern like cars and stuff. It just has info about ancient rome

[Sc0ttFairbairn]

Ammazza che forza!

For lovers of Rome who've spent years learning about and appreciating the city, and who've dwelt in Rome as it exists presently, this GE Ancient Rome is a major gap-filler, visually speaking. I'm gettin' it!

Wow, what a perspective! E guarda il Circo Massimo tutto sopra la terra che si puo' entrare dentro! Mi fa sorridere da matti!

[hrzagorje]

Greetings from Republic of Croatia!

[josepolo950]

greetings from London!!

[TheRealCritique]

they can get to the shading..that's mostly a function of bandwidth. Eventually it will have it...

[EasyMeditation]

You think Google Earth can show you the Ancient Civilizations? So WATCH THIS:

THE SECRET OF ATLANTIS AND ANCIENT GREECE:

/watch?v=g1cG8X3vBEE

Enjoy! :-D

[FlacoTV]

Everything looks so dull without any shading.

[EutuveX]

@FlacoTV

can you imagine the millions you will earn when your own software with shadows will be ready ??

[FlacoTV]

@EutuveX Hell yeah!!!!!

[5StarGeneralXenoCO]

To think, most of us are the decendents of the barbarians that destroyed this great ancient nation.