DESTINATION ANCIENT ROME

DESTINATION ANCIENT ROME

2024 | 54 minutes |

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Rated 7+

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Director: Herle Jouon & Francois Guillaume

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Ancient Rome, a million-strong metropolis, faced urban challenges: housing, water, transport, and entertainment. Innovative construction techniques and instruments were introduced to tackle these. Now, using virtual reality, international archaeologists are undertaking an extraordinary restoration to revive the architectural marvels of the eternal city in all its splendour.

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