Comments on: When in Google Earth, View as the Romans Viewed

By: dani@d@hotmail.ian

dani@d@hotmail.ian — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:09:11 +0000

jeni te fort a

By: Charles Forsythe

Charles Forsythe — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:30:10 +0000

Postman: “Slightly alarmed by Google allowing a post in their official blog from unashamed neofascist GIanni Alemanno.”

1) Didn’t see that. Where is it?

2) The guy IS the Mayor of Rome. Having him post some sort of statement can’t be any worse than having to listen to George W. Bush talk about “freedom” because he’s the President of the U.S. (not for much longer, yay!).

By: Michael Perlman

Michael Perlman — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:05:59 +0000

When I was in elementary school, we used to explore Rome in 3D in Microosft Encarta (forget which version). I was then amazed that such a thing existed; now I am blown away by the fact that you don’t need to pay Redmond for the privelege.

By: The Postman

The Postman — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:09:52 +0000

Slightly alarmed by Google allowing a post in their official blog from unashamed neofascist GIanni Alemanno.

By: Martha

Martha — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:06:47 +0000

Pretty cool — but this book http://www.amazon.com/Ancient-Rome-Monuments-Past-Present/dp/8881620308 has better exterior graphics. Although no panoramic views, no detailed interiors, and no ability to swoop and pan, I admit. And not nearly the volume of illustrations.

By: bud

bud — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:48:36 +0000

Did you just tweet that you couldn’t get the layer to show up? I used the upgrade link from within Google Earth to get newest version. Maybe it is only available on the version for Intel Macs, I’m on g4 powerbook. Or as you say, maybe its to come.

Usually these layers are added manually, downloading the KML package or whatever it is Google Earth calls their 3d add ons.