Roman Empire City Pack
This is a big project I've been working on for several months. My goal was to make an extensive and historically accurate set of 3D buildings of the Roman Empire, which could be used to recreate different cities across the empire. For that, I made over 800 assets, with multiple temples, amphitheatres, theatres, circuses, houses... and also mediterranean vegetation, market stalls and other smaller props to populate the scene.
The demo renders shown have been made using only elements from the pack, to showcase its versatility. And while it has been heavily based on the city of Rome from the Constantine era, it's purpose is to showcase the pack, and not to be a historically accurate scientific representation of the city. The city shown at the bottom, Augusta Emerita, was made also using exclusively assets from the pack, but with scientific accuracy.
The Flavian Amphitheatre stands near the Temple of Venus and Rome and the Arch of Constantinus.
Demo scene for the pack, based on the real city, but not meant to achieve accuracy.
At the left of the image stands the Basilica of Maxentius. Now we also have a clear view of the Meta Sudans, between the arch and the huge temple.
Demo scene for the pack, based on the real city, but not meant to achieve accuracy.
View of the Roman Forum, with the Temple of Concord at its front, and the Basilica Julia at the side.
Demo scene for the pack, based on the real city, but not meant to achieve accuracy.
The Tiber Island, in the middle of the river.
Demo scene for the pack, based on the real city, but not meant to achieve accuracy.
The Circus Maximus near the Palatine Hill, with the Flavian Amphitheatre in the background.
Demo scene for the pack, based on the real city, but not meant to achieve accuracy.
Aerial view of the city of Rome.
Demo scene for the pack, based on the real city, but not meant to achieve accuracy.
Full overview of the extent of the pack. It has over 800 assets.
Closer view to the temples included in the pack. Most of them are based on their real counterparts.
Based of the Temple of Venus and Rome.
The rounded temple is based on the Temple of Vesta (Tivoli).
Both temples can be found in the forums of Augusta Emerita. The left one also resembles the Temple of Concord.
From left to rigth, Temple of Portunus (but in corinthian order), Ara Pacis and Temple of Hercules Victor. The bottom one is a smaller generic temple.
Closer view to the amphitheatres of the pack.
Flavian Amphitheatre, also known as Colosseum.
Amphitheatre from the city of Nemausus (current Nimes).
Amphitheatre from the city of Augusta Emerita (current Mérida).
Example of a wooden amphitheatre, which sometimes preceded stone and marble ones (such was the case with Augusta Emerita).
Modular kit to create various forum buildings and porticos. Most porticos were based on the ones in Augusta Emerita.
Buildings made with the previous modules. Some of them are the Basilica of Maxentius, the Basilica Julia, the Curia Julia, and the Basilica of Augusta Emerita.
Various different arches in different shapes, heights and depths.
The most detailed of the arches in the pack, the Arch of Constantine.
Acueduct pieces based on the Pont du Gard near Nimes, the Acueduct of the Miracles from Mérida, and Segovia's acueduct. There's also a siphon and some Castellum Aquae (based in Pompeii).
Bridge pieces based on the Trajan's Bridge at Alcántara, and the ones found in Mérida.
Various circuses. The biggest one is based on the Circus Maximus, while the smallest one is based in Augusta Emerita's Circus.
View from the other side, now with the carceres (stating gates for the chariots) pointing towards the camera.
Collection of buildings for the necropolis. The biggest one is the Mausoleum of Augustus.
A closer look to the smaller tombs. Most of them are based on the ones in Ostia.
Different theatres. Some of them are variations of Augusta Emerita's theatre, and the biggest one is inspired by the Theatre of Pompey.
Interior view from the cavea of the biggest theatre.
Collection of roman domus made using smaller individual modules, following different real floor plans and infographics.
Roman domus from the previous collection accommodated into squared and rectangular blocks of different sizes, allowing an easier placement in the usual grid floor plan of roman cities.
Collection of roman insulae, based in the ones that can be seen in Ostia.
Modular defensive walls based on the wall from Augusta Emerita, with some extras added from other cities, like the ramps for defensive siege weapons.
Another set of defensive walls, based on Hadrian's Wall.
Big buildings for generic ludus (gladiator schools) and monumental baths.
Set of ships and lighthouses. The stone lighthouse is based in the Tower of Hercules (A Coruña). The medium size ship is based in the river boats found in the Rhine.
Various assets to build different platforms.
Small collection of monuments, most of them used for the circus' spina.
Collection of market stalls, carts, ceramics, barrels and boxes to populate the scene.
Various fountains and nymphaeums, mostly based on Augusta Emerita.
Naumachia based of the measurements given by Augustus in his Res Gestae.
Production buildings like storages and furnaces, and a water mill.
Construction props made to populate the scene with scaffolds, cranes, logs and other elements.
Nature kit made for the pack. It has mediterranean vegetation like figs, cupressus, olives and pinuses along with grass, lavandula... and crops.
Modular kit for making rural roads and the city pavement.
Tileable materials created to paint the terrain.
Recreation of Augusta Emerita, made entirely using this pack. This scene, intended to be as accurate as possible, depicts the result of several months of work and investigation. It's published with more images on my Artstation profile!