Römisch-Germanisches Museum - Köln |
Römisch-Germanisches Museum - History of the Romans in Germany |
Römisch-Germanisches Museum - Colonia was the capital of the Roman Province of Germania Inferior ca 90 AD |
Römisch-Germanisches Museum |
Model of Divitia - Deutz |
Grave monument of Lucius Poblicius, 40 AD |
Grabmonument des Poblicius, 40 AD |
Grave monument of Lucius Poblicius, 40 AD |
Lucius Poblicius depicted as a citizen of Rome, 40 AD |
Centaur on the grave monument of Lucius Poblicius |
Grave monument of Lucius Poblicius, 40 AD |
Grave monument of Lucius Poblicius, 40 AD |
Grave monument of Lucius Poblicius, 40 AD |
Grave monument of Lucius Poblicius, 40 AD |
Grave monument of Lucius Poblicius, 40 AD |
The Dionysos Mosaic, discovered here in 1941 |
The mosaic was left in position and the Römisch-Germanisches built around it |
The Dionysos Mosaic of Cologne, 3rd C. AD |
The Dionysos mosaic was the floor of the banqueting hall of a 3rd C. Roman villa |
The Dionysos Mosaic of Cologne, 3rd C. AD |
The Dionysos Mosaic of Cologne, 3rd C. AD |
The Dionysos Mosaic of Cologne, 3rd C. AD |
Eros, god of love, riding a lion |
The god Dionysos supported by a satyr - the central panel of the mosaic |
Dionysius Mosaic - Römisch-Germanisches Museum |
The Dionysos Mosaic is 10.57 x 7.00 m |
The Dionysos Mosaic of Cologne, 3rd C. AD |
The Dionysos Mosaic of Cologne, 3rd C. AD |
The Dionysos Mosaic of Cologne, 3rd C. AD |
The Dionysos Mosaic of Cologne, 3rd C. AD |
Mask of the Gorgon Medusa, ca 130 AD |
Genius (Schutzgott), 3rd C. AD |
Genius (Schutzgott), 3rd C. AD |
A boar being slain by a lion, 2nd C. AD |
Germanic finds from the borderlands, 1st C. AD |
Early Iron Age Pottery (ca 750-400 BC) |
Early Neolithic Period - Die frühe Jungsteinzeit |
Pottery from an early Neolithic village at Cologne-Lindenthal |
Vipsania Agrippina, mother of the founder of Cologne (16 AD), Julia Agrippina |
Augustus, 1st C. AD |
Livia, wife of Augustus, 1st C. AD |
Central arch from the Roman north gate to Cologne - CCAA - Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, 1st C. AD |
Venus statuette, 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Venus statuette, 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Oil lamp, 2nd C. AD |
Bacchus (Dionysos) |
Hercules, 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Jupiter enthroned, 2nd C. AD |
Bronze Minerva, 3rd C. AD |
Cybele on a lion, 2nd C. AD |
Oil lamp with Cybele flanked by lions |
Cult vessel with relief of Mithras and his companions, Cautes and Cautopates, 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Jupiter enthroned |
Votive inscription for the Emperor and Jupiter, and the rest of the gods, 164 AD |
The Römisch-Germanisches Museum has very good German translations of the Latin inscriptions |
Grave marker for Flavius Bassus, 1st. C. AD |
Flavius Bassus depicted as a galloping horseman |
Flavius Bassus depicted as a galloping horseman |
Decorative objects (Zierscheiben) |
Grave stone for the 7 year old Christian boy Leontius, 5-6th C . AD |
Translation of the grave stone of the boy Leontius |
Frankish artifacts from 6th-7th C. Cologne |
Jewelry from a 6th C. grave, Cologne |
Head of the god Apollo, 2nd C. AD |
Fragment of a Jupiter column, 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Stone relief - The Mithras Cult, 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Stone relief - The Mithras Cult, 2nd-3rd C. AD |
The god Mithras slaying the bull as a symbol for death and reincarnation |
The Cologne Hesione sarcophagus - Gaius Severinius Vitalis, 2nd C. AD |
The Cologne Hesione sarcophagus - Gaius Severinius Vitalis, 2nd C. AD |
The Cologne Hesione sarcophagus - Theseus slaying the Minotaur |
The Cologne Hesione sarcophagus - Gaius Severinius Vitalis, 2nd C. AD |
Decorative padded rolls (pulvinare) from a sacrificial altar |
Grave monument for the gladiator Aquilo, 1st. C. AD |
Grave monument for the gladiator Aquilo, 1st. C. AD |
Cologne gladiator mosaic, 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Cologne gladiator mosaic, 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Torso of Meleager, 1st-2nd C. AD |
Funeral banquet, 1st-2nd C. AD |
Aphrodite, 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Bust of a young citizen of Cologne at the time of Hadrian, 2nd C. AD |
Tragedy mask, 2nd-3rd C. AD |
Gold ring in the Hellenistic tradition |
Golden wreath of ivy |
Gold armband with stylized lion - Skytho-Baktria (Afghanistan/Pakistan) 4th-2nd C. AD |
Sword and scabbards, 5th-7th C. AD |
Roman belt buckle |
Roman belt buckle |
Oil lamp with New Year's wishes |
Large clay theatrical mask |
Oil lamps with caricature heads |
Statuette of wrestlers |
Statuette of a young athlete |
Dish with Orpheus among the animals |
Phallic amulets |
Phallic amulet |
Sculpture - Römisch-Germanisches Museum |
The Cologne Philosophers Mosaic with the seven wise men |
Das Kölner Philosophen-Mosaik |
Sophocles |
Kleoboulos of Lindos |
Diogenes |
Plato - a 19th Century restoration |
Cheilon of Sparta |
Roman wall-paintings from a villa in Cologne |
Roman wall-paintings from a villa in Cologne |
Fragments of Roman murals found in Cologne |
Roman wall-paintings from a villa in Cologne |
Roman murals, Cologne |
Roman murals, Cologne |
Glass vessel, 3rd-4th C. AD |
Greek philosopher, 3rd C. AD |
Battle between Hercules and the Nemean lion, 3rd C. AD |
Fragments of funerary monuments depicting citizens of Cologne |
Votive plate for the African god Baal-Saturn, 3rd C. AD |
North African pottery, 3rd-4th C. AD |
North African pottery, Speitla (Libya) 3rd C. AD |
North African pottery, Double-headed vessel, 3rd-4th C. AD |
North African vessel depicting the Dioscuri, sons of Jupiter |
Mask of the god Oceanus |
Sealion (Meerpanther) of bronze |
Relief dedicated to the nymphs of water sources |
Reconstruction of a Roman traveling carriage |
Reconstruction of a Roman traveling carriage |
Decorative figures on the wagon with the god Bacchus flanked by companions |
A river god depicted as an old man |
Altar dedicated to the goddess Vagdavercustis, ca 160 AD |
Altar dedicated to the goddess Vagdavercustis, ca 160 AD |
Altar of the three Axsinginehae Matrons, 2nd C. AD |
Altar of the three Axsinginehae Matrons, 2nd C. AD |
Large pottery vessels, Römisch-Germanisches Museum |
Toga-statue of Demosthenes, late 1st C. BC |
Toga-statue of Demosthenes, late 1st C. BC |
Statue of young Marcus Aurelius, 2nd C. AD |
Statue of young Marcus Aurelius, 2nd C. AD |
Statue of young Marcus Aurelius, 2nd C. AD |
Grave monument of the legionary Iulius Tuttius, 1st C. AD |
Grave monument of the legionary Iulius Tuttius, 1st C. AD |
Grave monument of Claudius Halotus, 1st C. AD |
Grave monument of Claudius Halotus, 1st C. AD |
Augustus im Strahlenkranz (halo) |
Bust of Prince Constantius II in blue glass |
Goddess of healing Hygieria, 3rd C. AD |
Goddess of healing Hygieria, 3rd C. AD |
Grave monument of a cavalryman, 1st C. AD |
Grave monument of a slave trader, 30-40 AD |
Grave monument of a slave trader, 30-40 AD |
Grave stone of the cavalryman Lucius Romanus, 80-90 AD |
Grave stone of the cavalryman Longinus, 80-90 AD |
Grave stone of the cavalryman Longinus, 80-90 AD |
Statue of a general or emperor, 2nd C. AD |
Building inscription erected under Emperor Nero, 67 AD |
Building inscription erected under Emperor Nero, 67 AD |
The goddess Cybele between two lions |
Mold for a clay chicken, North Africa, 3rd-4th C. AD |
Tympanon of a grave temple |
Capricorn, the astrological sign of the deified Emperor Augustus |
Gravestone of Valerius Celerinus ca 100 AD |
Gravestone of Valerius Celerinus ca 100 AD |
Gravestone of Valerius Celerinus ca 100 AD |
Emperor Tiberius, 14-37 AD |
Emperor Commodus, 180-192 AD |
Emperor Gallienus, 253-268 AD |
Sculpture - Römisch-Germanisches Museum |
Roman reliefs from the banks of the Rhine, 1st-3rd C. AD |
Roman reliefs from the banks of the Rhine, 1st-3rd C. AD |
These were uncovered in Cologne in 1980 |
Roman reliefs from the banks of the Rhine, 1st-3rd C. AD |
Roman reliefs from the banks of the Rhine, 1st-3rd C. AD |
Roman Cologne - Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium |
The Forum of Roman Cologne |
Tombstone of Gaius Iulius Baccus, 1st C. AD |
Tombstone of Gaius Iulius Baccus, 1st C. AD |
Stone sarcophagus of Trainia Herodiana and spouse, 3rd C. AD |
Stone sarcophagus of Trainia Herodiana and spouse, 3rd C. AD |
Large sphinx from a Roman tomb, 2nd C. AD |
Large sphinx from a Roman tomb, 2nd C. AD |
Dionysos (Bacchus) with the faun Pan |
Bronze statuette |
Roman oil lamps |
Children playing piggy-back, 3rd C. AD |
Mosaic floor of the neighboring house as the Dionysos mosaic |
If this was also discovered in 1941, that must have been quite good material for the propagandists |
"Dining Room" mosaic |
Portrait bust of a bearded man, 2nd C. AD |
Writing tablet |
Roman kitchenwares |
Roman kitchenwares |
Glass funerary urn, 1st-2nd C. AD |
Two busts, Römisch-Germanisches Museum |
Römisch-Germanisches Museum |
Half a foot from a colossal statue |
Römisch-Germanisches Museum |
Römisch-Germanisches Museum |