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

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