SAN FRANCISCO - Google yesterday resurrected ancient Rome online, opening a three-dimensional virtual version of the city for cyber-explorers interested in trips back through time.
People using free Google Earth software can seemingly fly past more than 6500 buildings that stood in the city at the peak of the Roman Empire in 320 AD.
Online visitors can swoop in for close-ups of structures and peruse pop-up information "bubbles" written by historians.
Some buildings feature full interiors.
Rome is the first ancient city recreated at Google Earth, an interactive online Atlas that provides tools and technology that enable people to explore the world.