Google is also sponsoring a for educators to encourage use of the tools Google has available in classroom learning. I only wish this had been around when I was struggling my way through "History of Italy" in college.
Google Earth adds 3D layer for Ancient Rome
12.11.2008
for its Google Earth application: Ancient Rome 3D. The layer allows users to move through a virtual rendering of Ancient Rome as it looked in 320 AD. The new historical layer sports information about locations of historical significance and even full interiors of some buildings.