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It\u2019s the ultimate combination of old and new.<\/p>\n

Decked out in full body armor as a gladiator from the ancient Roman Empire, Senior Harry Rol clamps on his helmet and steps onto a 3-D printing scanner in the University of Mary Washington\u2019s 21st century classroom known as the ThinkLab<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou really look the part,\u201d said Associate Professor of Classics Joe Romero, as Rol strikes a pose, knees bent with shield and sword at the ready.<\/p>\n

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Rol, a classics and computer science major, is one of 10 students in UMW\u2019s inaugural course known simply as 3-D Pompeii. The class combines the study of ancient history with cutting edge 3-D printing technology. Students design their own historically accurate replicas and print three- dimensional miniature models.<\/p>\n

As a final project, the class will create and print a 3-D version of the ancient city of Pompeii before it was buried in volcanic ash in 79 A.D.<\/p>\n

The unique classroom brings together students from the varied disciplines of computer science, historic preservation and classics. Team-teachers Romero and George Meadows, professor of education, came up with idea for the course after brainstorming the possibilities that 3-D printing offers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis technology is becoming more a part of everyday life,\u201d said Meadows, who also teaches a freshman seminar on 3-D printing, design and robotics. Students reap multiple benefits. \u201cIt gets them back to working with their hands and the basic skills that give them control.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before students could jump into the high-tech project, they had to master the past. \u00a0They spent half the semester learning about ancient architecture and engineering, classical civilization and Roman history.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe course is like nothing I\u2019ve ever taught before.\u201d said Romero. \u201cIt takes everyone out of their comfort zone.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s just the case for Gabrielle Lindemann who is next at the 3-D scanner. Dressed as Nike, the goddess of victory, the senior historic preservation major had no experience with digital design before taking this class. \u00a0Today, she will complete a model of an ancient Roman statue based on the costume of her own creation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did not expect any of this, but I love it,\u201d said Lindemann as she adjusts her toga, which has been properly tied based on her meticulous research.<\/p>\n

To make the most accurate model possible, Lindemann incorporated everything from a homemade wooden sword that she constructed with her father to fairy wings taken from a childhood Halloween costume.<\/p>\n

\u201cInstead of seeing a picture of a catapult or statue on a page in a book, you\u2019re actually building it the same way the Romans did,\u201d said Lindemann. \u201cIt\u2019s fascinating.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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