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The
Flavian Forum of Conimbriga was located on the highest point
of the ancient Roman city of Conimbriga (one of the largest
of the west of the Iberian Peninsula). The municipality built
the Flavian Forum, dedicated to imperial cult, during the
reign of Flavius Vespasianus. Due to its architecture and
location within the city, the Forum was one of the most important
places in most Roman cities.
This paper presents a virtual model of the Flavian Forum of
Conimbriga. It is common to question the accuracy of this
type of architectonic model. However, this virtual model was
built in accordance with the reliable blueprints in possession
of Museu Monográfico de Conimbriga, from the time of
the excavations.
The basic use of VRML to elaborate this work, allowed us to
fine-tune some of the more problematic points related with
historical reconstructions in virtual format:
- Accessible to a wide public over the Internet;
- Easy to use;
- File size (always a problem): small, very small;
- Performance via optimization techniques.
You can make your own "visit" to this historical
place in
http://lsm.dei.uc.pt/forum.
Key
words: VRML, modelling, optimization, accessibility, performance
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