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