If you’re wondering whether Nano Banana Pro can credibly integrate a view of Roman-era Jerusalem into the rewilded landscape from the last post, the answer is yes. I appreciate how the above image even cleared some of the area around the walls, as you’d expect from history. The structures inside the city walls are mostly too large, however.
Here the rewilded landscape is misleading—during the time of Jesus (which the above image depicts), the area around Jerusalem was less forested than this image suggests. The area included agriculture, roads, pasturelands, and other changes introduced by humans.
Below is my attempt at using Nano Banana Pro to convey this human activity. It regraded the whole image slightly, and the roads aren’t exactly right. I also don’t think the Hinnom Valley south of the city would have this much agriculture. The terraced agriculture is a nice touch, though, since I spent so much time getting rid of terraces in the original image.
Here was my prompt:
Right now, this Roman-era city of Jerusalem feels pasted on, because it is. Integrate the feel of the city so that it integrates into the rest of the landscape.
Also add ancient roads and small-scale agriculture (think wheat barley, olives, and vineyards), reducing the forested area. Don’t have agriculture immediately outside the city walls. Especially include cultivated olive groves on the Mount of Olives across the gully to the east of the city.
Add a few small structures and villages in the area outside the walls (isolated farmhouses, etc.) that are appropriate for the time.
Make sure there’s a way to get into the city from the west (left) near where the walls make a “J” shape.
Keep the rest of the landscape as-is and don’t adjust the overall lighting or colors of the scene, just of the city.