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