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

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