The Mainz of Roman Times
Mainz was founded by the Romans in the 1st Century B.C. making it one of Germany’s oldest cities.
Mogontiacum, the Mainz of Roman times, was an important place in antiquity, a strategic site at the confluence of the rivers Rhine and Main, which developed from a military into a cultural center of the northern Roman empire. Roman history and archeological sites of temples, amphitheaters, shipyards, and aqueducts can be found throughout the modern city of Mainz.
Roman Ships
“The extraordinary remains of five wooden ships of the Romans’ Rhine flotilla, used around AD 300 to thwart the Germanic tribes then threatening Roman settlements, are the centerpiece of the Museum of Ancient Seafaring. …
Temple of Isis
“In a darkened, dungeon-like space, a glass walkway leads you around this extraordinary Roman archaeological site, which was discovered in 1999 during the construction of the Römer Passage shopping mall. Brilliantly illuminated artifacts discovered during excavations include ceremonial bowls, Roman tablets, statues, coins, and dried fruits like figs from other climates….
Read more at lonelyplanet.com/germany/rhineland-palatinate/mainz/sights/historic/heiligtum-der-isis-und-mater-magna#ixzz4NX0CnFpi
Image: © Martin Bahmann