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