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

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