Immersive, interactive, 360-degree high-resolution panoramas of ancient
sites, mainly in the Greek and Roman Mediterranean world. Using
Apple Computer's QuickTime VR technology, the viewer is able to 'look
around' as if they were within a given space (see Samples).
Many of the panoramas are linked so that the viewer may move
within the site, experiencing a 'virtual tour' and included are
maps, plans, labels and node-markers to clearly mark the viewer's location.
These multimedia CD/DVD-ROMs (for Mac OS or Windows) are intended as a specialist teaching and research tool for professionals in the areas of Classical Studies and Ancient History.
Click on images of disks for details of each volume
The panoramas are particularly useful for students of Greek and Roman art and architecture,
social studies, and for studies of ancient landscapes; they can be of great assistance in placing the sites
in their historical and cultural contexts. The panoramas give the viewer a sense of 'being there',
in a way which cannot be achieved with a book. For example, they enable the viewer to observe the
symmetry so prevalent in Roman room decoration, and to study the way artists responded to and utilised the
three-dimensional space of a room or portico garden.
Update to Volume I, July 2007
Volume I has been overhauled and updated: it will now run in Mac OS X with no need for the Mac OS Classic environment, and also on Intel-based Macs. Additionally, new scans have been made from many of the original negatives, yielding clearer, sharper, more detailed images. For update pricing, ordering and information contact Frances Billot.
