A museum anniversary - particularly a 200jaehriges - is cause enough for an outstanding special exhibition. In the case of the federal state museum Mainz a three-part special exhibition row was conceived. - one the most important Mainzer of collection emphasis in accordance with - the Roman epoch makes the prelude. The pro grammar of the exhibition shown from 2 February to 25 May 2003 outlines very descriptive the request: The Romans and its inheritance, progress by innovation and integration. This topic at own objects as well as loans from 28 further are unfolded in and foreign museums.
It corresponds therefore to the meaning of the exhibition that to it a catalog manual appeared parallel. It covers twelve richly illustrated contributions, which stretch a far elbow over the issued exhibits. Thus the Roman Mogontiacum is described - among other things as capital of the province Germania superior. Views of the Roman military life offer swords and helmets. Is missing just as little the Roman civilian life, which is produced on the basis by bronze tafelgeschirr or glaesern.
As in the exhibition, then becomes also in the catalog manual the "message" of the exhibition clearly. It represents a perspective, which for the history of the provinzialroemischen time a crucial basic idea represents: the Fortwirkung of the Roman inheritance in the sense of progress by innovation and integration. As thereby beside the Romanisierung the Provinzialisierung steps, so substantial historical baselines of Roman history are brought up for discussion north the alps.
The catalog manual of the Mainzer "Roman exhibition" can therefore - not last also by its aufwaendigen illustrations - when manual about "the Romans and their inheritance" are absolutely designated.
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