Welcome to my Domus! As you wander through my house you will discover places that serve as my home base for certain activities. My Gallery is for my historical and academic pursuits. I created this site to express my passion for ancient history, especially of ancient Rome. I express this through recreating various aspects of ancient cultures in a 3D medium. The AncientVine also serves to display visions of ancient Greece, Egypt and other worlds of antiquity.

Feel free to wonder about as there are many things to enjoy. Thanks for visiting my home!

Take a stroll through the reconstruction of a authentic roman house - called a domus. Pictured to the left is the work-in-progress. All of it constructed in 3D. All textures created by Ancientvine - a mixture of Pompeian second and third styles. Knock on the door and enter as you will be able to walk-through each of the rooms to get a glance of a typical Roman domus, complete with furniture and other ammenties a well to do Roman would possess.

It's still a work in progress but all citizens are welcome. You can navigate through by simple use of "hotspots" - hidden areas in the image that will take you to the next area in the domus. Just simply scan and click with your mouse to move about. Not only will you be able to navigate about from room to room but you also might find additional secrets reveiled. My servant Thaleia will be more than happy to assist you. Enjoy the tour!

You know the old saying, When in Rome do as the Romans do ...Well soon you will be able to experience life the way romans did. The game is part of a new ambitious project devoted to the virtual reconstruction of life in ancient Rome. Well it's not exactly Rome but a small provincial city complete with bakerys,a forum, lupanar, taverna, Temples and other places found in an authentic Roman city. It's an Adventure game set in a historically fictional Roman city called Opacia. Opacia is located in the Campania region between the old citys known as Pompeii and Herculaneum. The game takes place in 1st century AD. The game will be historically accurate but will have a strong mix of humor and adventures.

I apologize for lack of updates. I am
finishing up the reconstruction of the Pons Aelius and surrounding area. Archaeological remains at the site in Newcastle provides us with some solid evidence and interesting theories of the structures and the settlement occupied by the Romans. A sneak preview is available right. When the project is completed it will be available on Wiki and on Ancientvine.I am still working on the forum. I intend to put my sketches there but I would like to dress-up the forum first. Oh, and I made a bit of a cheesy you tube video below. Check it out. Thanks for visiting!

• Forum coming soon, enjoy outtakes and sketches.No really it's coming.
• The Trojan Horse (In the Gallery!)
• Hadrians Wall Pons Aelius Project at NewCastle *** Coming soon in about a month.
• Roman Holidays and festivals (it's on the list)
• My first corny Roman Video below. Music by Jay Fuller
• Free 3D Models

AncientVine will be pushing forward to provide more 3D reconstructions of antiquity in the near future. Look here to find new projects under consideration as well as new projects under construction. Under present construction a gladiatorial scene set in a roman provincia,soon after a detailed milecastle from Hadrian's Wall. This should complement the existing tower depicting life on the fringes of the Roman Empire in northern Britannia.

Roman History Illustrated

AncientVine has expanded the gallery to provide some interesting topics of the Roman world. Listed below are just but a few. More to come, including additional illustrations of Hadrian's Wall. Below you will find a reconstruction of the Forum of Pompeii before the earthquake of 62AD. Bear witness to a sacrifice at the Temple of Isis in Pompeii.

• Hadrian's Wall
• Hadrian's Wall, Pons Aelius at NewCastle
• Forum of Pompeii
• Temple of Isis

Who said Latin was a dead language? We use it everyday! Every month Ancientvine will post some interesting latin quotes. The following are courtesy of yuni.com. Some may be inspirational others just plain fun.

Pavpertas omnivm artivm repertrix

- Poverty [is the] inventor of all the arts necessity is the mother of invention

Respice post te, mortalem te esse memento

- Look around you, remember that you are mortal. (Tertullianus)