Armchair Travelers’ Latest Destination: Ancient Rome

“Now Google Earth has embraced a frontier dating back 17 centuries: ancient Rome under Constantine the Great. Soaring above a virtual reconstruction of the Forum and the Palatine Hill or zooming into the Colosseum to get a lion’s-eye view of the stands, Google Earth’s 400 million users will be able to explore the ancient capital as easily ‘as any city can be explored today,’ Michael T. Jones, chief technology officer of Google Earth, said Wednesday….”