CHANGES TO ROMA (OCT-NOV 09)
As many Citizens may have noticed, soon after the "ROMA @ III" festival, the Prefect Torin made some substantial changes to the north eastern corner of ROMA. Here is a list of the new developments:
1. The Circus Maximus Hippodrome has been moved to the edge of the ROMA sim and parts rebuilt in order to accommodate a new seating platform. Spectators will now be able to sit across the sim line from the racers during races, hopefully reducing the lag for the charioteers.
2. Visitors can access the entrance of the new Hippodrome via a new plaza behind the Markets of Trajan. More development will occur in this area in the future.
3. The Imperial Palace and its fantastic mosaic by Orion Sinister has been shifted to the east, allowing it to tower more majestically over the racetrack, like the historical Domus Domitiana towered over the Roman Circus Maximus.
4. The Gardens of Maecenas has been redesigned and now includes a pool based on the canopus at Hadrian's Villa.
5. At the southern end of the Garden is a new classical pavillion. It will be developed further in the future, but for now creates more of a classical skyline from the Plaza, where most people start their exploration of ROMA.
6. The Theater of Dionysus has been moved to overlook the Transtiberim sim and has been redesigned.
7. The Theater has gotten an attached quadroporticus. The golden statue of Julian has been moved here from the Forum.
8. Trajan's Column in the Forum has been enlarged, redesigned, and moved to the west of the Temple of Jupiter. Now when you climb atop it you will be above the clouds in ROMA and have a great view of the sims.
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