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

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