Mainz, Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum

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If you are interested in ancient history, the museums of Mainz, ancient Mogontiacum, are not to be missed. In fact, the city boasts no less than six museums. The largest of these is the Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum, (Central Museum for Roman and Germanic Art) in the palace of the former Elector-Archbishop. It consists of three departments: Pre- and Protohistory, Antiquity, and Early Middle Ages. This chronological depth is matched by a geographical width: the collections do not concentrate on Europe, but offer a lot of attention to developments in Africa and Asia. Most objects are original, but there are also a couple of replicas from other museums, which makes the museum an ideal place to explain things to students.

This museum was visited in 2001, 2005, 2008.

31 pictures related to this museum

Orodes II	Ring of a soldier of XXII Primigenia	Tombstone with an Etruscan and a Celtic warrior (cast)	Vardanes II
Tournai, Treasure of Childeric, Jewelry (copy)	Chryses and a sacrificial bull	Mithradates IV	Figurine of Artemis of Ephesus
Tournai, Treasure of Childeric, Fibula (copy)	Ephesus, Figurine of Artemis	Ardre, the Germanic supreme god Odin on his horse Sleipnir (cast)	Vologases VI
Antioch, Portrait of a priestess	Shapur I	Sinatruces	Tournai, Treasure of Childeric, Ring (copy)
Contorniate, showing Olympias and her snakes	Coin of Varus	Theodora	Julia Mamaea
Valens	Disk with the beginning of a fight between two gladiators	Verona, Silver dish with Byzantine horseman fighting the Langobards	Witaszkowo Treasure: An eagle attacking a sturgeon (copy)
Phrygia, Tombstone of Trophimus and his family	Tournai, Treasure of Childeric, Axe	Constantinople, Ivory with the translation of relics	Neuwied-Niederbieber, Tiberius conquering Raetia
Coin commemorating Rome's 1000th birthday, showing the Temple of Venus and Roma	Sasanian helmet	Gotarzes II