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-Hunerberg, Civil settlement, Unfinished bronze statuette of Luna
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Nijmegen-Hunerberg, Officers' mansion, Wall painting of a deer and a peacock
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Nijmegen, Oil lamp, Mercury
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Nijmegen, Batavian horsemen
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Cavalry mask, found in the river Waal
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Nijmegen, Noviomagus, Double temple, Fortuna
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Cavalry mask, found in the river Waal
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Cavalry mask, found in the river Waal
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Nijmegen, Monument to Tiberius: Diana
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Nijmegen, Bridge, pile-shoe
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Nijmegen, Tambourine of a girl of about ten years old
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Lent, Frankish sword and spear
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Berg en Dal, Pottery factory, Tile
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Beek, Milestone
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Nijmegen-Hunerberg, Cavalry mask from the Beekmansdal
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Nijmegen, terra sigillata with an inscription "Carnuntum"
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Nijmegen, Kops Plateau, Helmet
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Rome, Forum Romanum, Temple of Janus, Coin
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Roman coin, commemorating the annexation of Arabia Nabataea
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Nijmegen, Tomb of a girl of about ten years old
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Nijmegen, Agraphe with christogram
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Nijmegen, Terra sigillata
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Nijmegen, Monument to Tiberius: Ceres
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Nijmegen, Monument to Tiberius: Apollo
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Berg en dal, Silver pan
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Nijmegen, Glass vase
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Nijmegen, Kops Plateau, Aquillius Medal
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The Herwen Mole Inscription
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Faustina II
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Nijmegen, Amber portait of a girl
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Nijmegen, Amber carving of Amor
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Theodosius I
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Berg en Dal, Pottery factory, Tile with shoe print
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Valentinian I
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Tiberius
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Nijmegen, Noviomagus, Double temple, Mercury
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Elst, Temple, Model
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Nijmegen, Oil lamp, Jupiter and his eagle
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Elst, Temple, diploma
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Nijmegen, Kops Plateau, Helmet
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Cavalry mask, found in the river Waal
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Nijmegen, Tombstone of Scanius of X Gemina
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Nijmegen, terra sigillata with the Thracian name "Mucatra"
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Bronze object mentioning LEG HISP IX, from Ewijk
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Berg en dal, Silver pan, handle with portrait of Tyche or Cybele
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Berg en Dal, Pottery factory, Dedication to Vesta
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Nijmegen, Ring of a shoemaker
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Otacilia Severa
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Nijmegen, Crystal dice
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Nijmegen, Kops Plateau, Imported mackerel
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Nijmegen-Hunerberg, Early Helmet
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Julia Maesa
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Nijmegen-Hunerberg, Rim of an amphora, mentioning its Macedonian owner
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Nijmegen, Inscription of Bisius of X Gemina
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Herennia Etruscilla
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Nijmegen, Oil lamp, erotic scene
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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, British mirror
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Lucilla
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Nijmegen, Inscription of an aquilifer of X Gemina
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Nijmegen, Valkhof, Oil lamp with Victoria
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Ulpia Severina
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Julia Soeamias
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Aquilia Severa
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Nijmegen, Monument to Tiberius: sacrifice
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Tiel, Runic inscription
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Coin commemorating Drusus' German victories, minted by his son Claudius
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Nijmegen, Objects from the tomb of a fourth-century lady
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Nijmegen, Dedication by Candidinius, signifer of XXX Ulpia Victrix
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Nijmegen, Dedication to the Mopatian Mothers by Liberius
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Nijmegen, Late Roman pottery
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Nijmegen, Oil lamp with gladiators saluting the organizer of the games
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Nijmegen, Tomb of a girl of about ten years old
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Nijmegen, Crystal ring
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Cornelia Superia
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Elst, Temple, Fragment of a wall painting
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Nijmegen, Inscription mentioning three relatives in X Gemina
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Copy of an inscription from Rome, mentioning Noviomagus
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