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The project, unveiled on Wednesday, involved collaboration with researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles and the University of Virginia.

The computer graphics are based on the Plastico di Roma Antica, a plaster model that was created by Italian architect Italo Gismondi and finished three years before his death in 1974. The model can be viewed at the city's Museo della Civilta Romana.

Credit: Google Earth's ancient Roman holiday from CNET News.com