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

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