Curiosities of ancient Rome (Reconstructions)

Visualization of Baths of Diocletian posted on the pages of the Italian Ministry of Culture Musei Italiani.

I encourage you to watch the fantastic animation made by the French team CIREVE (Le Center Interdisciplinaire de Réalité Virtuelle), where we can look at what ancient Rome looked like at night. For people who want to see only material – an interesting fragment is 19-39 min.

A realistic reconstruction of the image of Julius Caesar, based on the bust located in the Vatican Museums in Rome.

A wonderful reconstruction of the so-called Maritime Theater at Hadrian’s villa, made by Progetto Katatexilux.

In 1956, Emilio Pucci designed a bikini, modeling on the Roman mosaic at Villa Romana Del Casale in Sicily.

The Victoria Museum in Australia and “Ancient Vine” created amazing animations of a Roman house in 3D.

Reconstruction of the Roman measuring tool – the so-called groma – which is located in the museum of the Roman theater in Lisbon. The tool was used to measure straight lines and right angles and was the main tool used by Roman geodesists to build roads, buildings or divide agricultural land.

Jean-Michel Lhuillier used 26,000 Playmobil bricks to depict the famous battle of Zama in 202 BCE. In this challenge Scipio Africanus defeated the great Hannibal and crossed out the odds of Carthage for winning the Second Punic War.

An attempt to reconstruct the bust of the emperor Caracalla. Made by Roma Aeterna (Archéologie et Histoire).

Thanks to “Rome Reborn” and Khan Academy, we have the chance to admire the Eternal City at its peak – in 320 CE – on wonderfully prepared animation.