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

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