Römerhalle, Bad Kreuznach, Germany

Römerhalle (Roman hall) is a museum where the Roman finds from the Roman Kreuznach and its environment are presented. Outstanding exhibits two mosaic floors from the immediately adjacent to the Romans Roman Peristylvilla hall of the 3rd Century AD Once a magnificent mansion with over 5,000 square meters of covered space and more than fifty rooms on the ground floor alone, are now only remnants of the foundation walls. Stucco remains, marble reliefs and wall paintings give an impression of the former glorious interiors.

The gladiator mosaic image of the program, the floor heating is obtained shows a dramatic increase in scenes of animal and gladiator fights.

The Oceanusmosaik was found in the central hall of the villa representation. Dominant image is depicted in the apse of the eponymous god of the sea, whose dominion is symbolized by a variety of sea creatures lovingly illustrated and a Mediterranean coastal landscape with architecture and scenic depictions of ships and merchants.

The grave stones of Bingerbrück show bas-relief depictions of Roman soldiers. Clothing and weaponry, and the inscriptions give important clues to the Roman military history. The tombstone of Tiberius Iulius Abdes Pantera is also on view here.

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ChriSt (2 years ago)
I have at the tunic guide of Ms. Silona took part. A wonderful, lively and interesting guided tour through the active time of the villa. The museum is clearly structured and the staff are very friendly. It is easy to get to and has a few free parking spaces directly on the premises.

Jean-Pierre Seitz (2 years ago)
A small but fine Roman museum with two grandiose mosaics. The mosaics come from the Roman villa, the remains can still be seen here. The villa must have been huge. Unfortunately, the outside area is overgrown. Here you should really mow the lawn and at least free the remains of the wall from weeds. It's a shame that so little is taken care of in the museum.

Tom Canning (3 years ago)
Very interesting but unfortunately little to no material in English

Johannes Mayer (4 years ago)
Sehr schön gemacht! Die römischen Mosaikböden sind ein echtes Highlight! Man bekommt viele Fundstücke zu sehen und kann einen Einblick in das Leben der Römer gewinnen.

tina pircher (4 years ago)
Small museum with Roman excavations and the foundations of a Roman villa. You can even marvel at Roman underfloor heating here.

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