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

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