Many objects tell a little story. I select the silver medallion that once belonged to one Gnaeus Aquillius Proculus, centurio of the Eighth Legion Augusta, found at the Kopse Hof auxiliary fort. This man is known to have played a role during the Batavian Revolt. When the forts along the lower Rhine were attacked, he was able to bring the garrisons to Nijmegen, where they were – for the time being – safe.
This would have been interesting enough: it is not often that archaeologists find an object that belonged to someone we know from the written sources. However, the object proves something else: that shortly before the revolt, the Romans sent soldiers of the Eighth legion Augusta, which was at that moment stationed at Sishtov in Bulgaria, to Nijmegen. This strongly suggests that the Romans were aware that the Batavians were becoming restless, which proves that the governor, Hordeonius Flaccus, was more capable than the historian Tacitus wants us to believe. He presents us with a Roman commander who is incompetent, indolent, and decadent, but archaeology proves otherwise.
The museum, which offers several other collections and a splendid view on the Nijmegen bridge (of World War II fame), is closed on Mondays. You can find photos from the museum here and here.
This museum was visited in a/o 2008-2019.
 Nijmegen, Monument to Tiberius: Diana
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 Nijmegen, Valkhof, Oil lamp with Victoria
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 Nijmegen-Hunerberg, Early Helmet
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 Berg en dal, Silver pan
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 Berg en Dal, Pottery factory, Dedication to Vesta
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 Nijmegen-Hunerberg, Cavalry mask from the Beekmansdal
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 Nijmegen-Hunerberg, Civil settlement, Unfinished bronze statuette of Luna
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 Elst, Temple, Fragment of a wall painting
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 Nijmegen, Glass vase
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 Nijmegen, Oil lamp, Mercury
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 Nijmegen, Oil lamp, erotic scene
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 Coin commemorating Drusus' German victories, minted by his son Claudius
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 Nijmegen, Dedication by Candidinius, signifer of XXX Ulpia Victrix
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 Nijmegen-Hunerberg, Officers' mansion, Wall painting of a deer and a peacock
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 Copy of an inscription from Rome, mentioning Noviomagus
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 Nijmegen, Inscription of an aquilifer of X Gemina
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 Nijmegen, Monument to Tiberius: Apollo
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 Herennia Etruscilla
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 Berg en dal, Silver pan, handle with portrait of Tyche or Cybele
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 Julia Maesa
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 Ulpia Severina
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 Cavalry mask, found in the river Waal
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 Roman coin, commemorating the annexation of Arabia Nabataea
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 Elst, Temple, Model
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 Nijmegen, Amber carving of Amor
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 Rome, Forum Romanum, Temple of Janus, Coin
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 Nijmegen, Tambourine of a girl of about ten years old
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 Nijmegen, Kops Plateau, Imported mackerel
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 Theodosius I
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 Nijmegen, Tomb of a girl of about ten years old
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 Nijmegen, Monument to Tiberius: Ceres
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 Nijmegen, Bridge, pile-shoe
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 Lent, Frankish sword and spear
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 Nijmegen, terra sigillata with an inscription "Carnuntum"
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 Nijmegen, Terra sigillata
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 Nijmegen, terra sigillata with the Thracian name "Mucatra"
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 Nijmegen, Kops Plateau, Helmet
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 Nijmegen, Tombstone of Scanius of X Gemina
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 Coin of Vespasian, showing a personification of Judaea mourning the loss of her independence. Legend: JUDAEA CAPTA, "Judaea conquered".
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 Nijmegen, Oil lamp, Jupiter and his eagle
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 Nijmegen-Hunerberg, Rim of an amphora, mentioning its Macedonian owner
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 Nijmegen, Ring of a shoemaker
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 Nijmegen, Agraphe with christogram
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 Aquilia Severa
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 Nijmegen, Dedication to the Mopatian Mothers by Liberius
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 Tiel, Runic inscription
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 Nijmegen, Kops Plateau, Aquillius Medal
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 Nijmegen, Noviomagus, Double temple, Mercury
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 Otacilia Severa
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 Nijmegen, Noviomagus, Double temple, Fortuna
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 Nijmegen, Crystal ring
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 Elst, Temple, diploma
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 Bronze object mentioning LEG HISP IX, from Ewijk
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 Nijmegen, Oil lamp with gladiators saluting the organizer of the games
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 Nijmegen, Amber portait of a girl
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 Cavalry mask, found in the river Waal
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 Nijmegen, Late Roman pottery
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 Beek, Milestone
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 Faustina II
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 Lucilla
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 Nijmegen, British mirror
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 Nijmegen, Inscription of Bisius of X Gemina
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 Cavalry mask, found in the river Waal
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 Nijmegen, Crystal dice
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 Berg en Dal, Pottery factory, Tile
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 Cornelia Superia
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 Nijmegen, Tomb of a girl of about ten years old
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 The Herwen Mole Inscription
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 Nijmegen, Kops Plateau, Helmet
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 Nijmegen, Inscription mentioning three relatives in X Gemina
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 Nijmegen, Monument to Tiberius: sacrifice
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 Nijmegen, Batavian horsemen
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 Valentinian I
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 Berg en Dal, Pottery factory, Tile with shoe print
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 Tiberius
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 Julia Soeamias
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 Nijmegen, Objects from the tomb of a fourth-century lady
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 Cavalry mask, found in the river Waal
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