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Here’s a good source for you: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/e/roman/home.html. Besides, many expert degreed historians and classicists, such as myself, have dedicated their lives to the study of the city and reconstructing it. We have ruins of most major monuments, aqueducts, the walls, etc
Another good source: https://www.maquettes-historiques.net/P5.html
80% of the monuments shown here still have either ruins present, or have been repurposed for other uses
Are you arguing that Rome doesn’t exist? The locations and scale of its monuments, for the most part, aren’t in question
Regardless, the topography and state of the city of Rome in the 4th century is well attested to, and is one of the most studied ancient cities in the history of the world
The Romans were very VERY meticulous about recording things and they often wrote in great detail about their city. They also made a pretty good giant marble map that was displayed within the Forum of Peace
It’s the same way we are able to, with a good degree of accuracy, reconstruct the Roman pronunciation of Latin
It’s a project I’ve been working on on and off for the past several years! I chose 360 AD, as it’s after the legalization of Christianity and donation to the church (so I could build the cool basilicas), but also before the reign of Theodosius when most of the pagan temples were closed down. I may indeed make a video or even post it online for others to explore if and when it ever gets finished or close to it lol
Yes! When I first built it I had it in the beautiful style it originally appeared as during the time of Augustus, then I read about the reconstruction and how the front porch essentially became part of the wall
Well the measurement are the easy part, as the city and its ruins still exist.
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And I apologize if I came off as snooty or rude, I just, foolishly, assumed everyone knew how much we knew about the ancient city itself
Of course! Reconstructing Rome is one of the easiest city reconstructions one can pursue. Alexandria and Athens, or even 18th century Boston or New York, can be more difficult for a multitude of reasons.