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

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