Roman Theater in Mainz
from our series of historic landscapes and towns. filmTValf production 2012
GERMANY: MAINZ: ROMAN RELICS FOUND DATING BACK NEARLY 2000 YEARS
German/Eng/Nat
A team of archaeologists, civil workers and students have found relics of the Romans dating back nearly two-thousand years.
The findings bring new insight into the Roman occupation of Germany more than a thousand years ago.
The archaeologists, exacting a site in Mainz near Frankfurt, have unearthed a large Roman quarter where at one time stood walls, passage ways, a storage room and a pottery oven.
In that oven they found the remnants of some 2-hundred goddess statuettes.
The statuettes are up to 25 centimetres tall. And archaeologists say they were used as religious ornaments that were placed in the home or in temples.
The find is one of a kind. And hope of unearthing further finds is dwindling with each passing hour.
For on Monday the whole area will be cleared for a new state parliamentary building. The city says it cannot hold the plans back because of the enormous costs involved.
Now the team is working day and night to save what it can.
SOUNDBITE: (German)
We have been working here for the past nine weeks because a new building will be built here. Since then we have dug the ground up five meters deep. Now we are kneeing here on Roman times, that means here in Mainz, some two-thousand years ago. We find wall remainings, cellars and along with this a pottery oven. But a pottery oven of a
special kind. One that was used to make statuettes. They are god statuettes of high quality and workmanship.
SUPER CAPTION: Gerd Rupprecht, State Archaeologist
The archaeologists believe the Romans stopped using the oven because it overheated. They came to this conclusion because the statuettes found inside were not perfect. Their surface showed signs of being overburnt and bubbly.
Yet much of these statuettes could be deciphered; such details as their hair, nose or mouth are clearly identifiable.
Despite the looming destruction of their diggings, the team cannot hold back their excitement at their findings.
SOUNDBITE: ( English)
To be able to excavate something like this, to be able to hold the objects in your hand after they have been buried for about 1-thousand 8-hundred years, is a very emotional experience. You have a sort of contact with the past that you normally don't get when you read them in books or see them in films. It is a very emotional and personal experience.
SUPER CAPTION : Erik Kingenberg, Excavation Technician
After Monday the next step of the project begins, studying the pieces unearthed, going over the sketches and pictures, and putting it all on paper. History captured not only with relics but in words.
Words that will live beyond Monday when the bulldozers move in.
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Germany: Mainz (1/20) Römisches Theater 2012-08-28(Tue)1616hrs
- Das Amphitheater der alten Römer in Mainz.
- L'anfiteatro degli antichi romani a Magonza.
- L'amphithéâtre de la Rome antique à Mayence.
- The amphitheatre of the ancient Romans in Mainz.
マインツ市に殘る古代羅馬圓形劇場。
Die Römer in Germanien: Römisches Theater Mainz
History-Doku, aus unseren Serien die Römer. filmTValf und pegahornrecords production 2015.
Sprecherin: Tanja Römischer. Soundtrack: Richard Pade und Ulf Pindur
Places to see in ( Mainz - Germany ) Die Mainzer Zitadelle
Places to see in ( Mainz - Germany ) Die Mainzer Zitadelle
The Mainzer Zitadelle is situated at the fringe of the Old Town near Mainz Römisches Theater station. The fortress was constructed in 1660 and was an important part of the Fortress Mainz. The Jakobsberg hill, where the citadel was constructed, had been occupied by a Benedictine abbey during the middle ages (since 1050). Halfway up the hill, the amphitheater of the Roman settlement of Mogontiacum, which has been recently excavated, must also have been visible at that time. The Jakobsberg hill, however, had not been integrated in the ring of the defensive city walls of the town and this flank of the city was therefore only slightly protected. This position immediately at the gates of the town opened a strategic gap, as an aggressor could use the hill for a raid into Mainz or for a cannonade. The construction of the Schweickhardtsburg fortress under the supervision of cathedral vicar Adolph von Waldenburg during the years 1620-29 provisionally filled this gap and integrated the hill into the system of city walls. The name of the irregularly pentagonal fortification honors the reigning monarch of that time, the prince-elector Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg.
Around 1655 prince-elector Johann Philipp von Schönborn initiated an improvement of the fortification of the entire town comprising bastions according to French type. Within this modification of the fortress, the Schweickhardtsburg was converted into the regular, quadrangular citadel, as it is today. St. Jacobs abbey and the Roman cenotaph, the Drususstein, remained untouched within the fortress.
Above the gate in direction to the town, a building for the commander of the citadel was erected in 1696 by the order of Lothar Franz von Schönborn. The gateway, existing since 1660 was skillfully integrated in the new building.
During the siege of Mainz (1793) St. Jacobs abbey was destroyed largely by Prussian shelling. The remainings of the abbots and guest house had been used only for military purposes since then. In the south of the courtyard a baroque garden existed, which can be seen on a map dated 1804.
After the Napoleonic Wars Mainz became in 1816 a fortress of the German Confederation. Prussians and Austrians settled in the citadel and used it as barracks. For this purpose, the Austrians erected 1861 the shellproof Citadel Barracks; the small side building was used as casino and kitchen.
Even in 1914 a double company barracks was erected. Due to this, the last remainings of the abbey declined. However numerous architectural elements of the abbot and guest houses had been integrated in the new buildings. During World War I and World War II the citadel was used as prisoner-of-war camp (Oflag XII-B).
According to the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 - and the slighting of the fortifications in and around Mainz as effect of it- the military history of the citadel of Mainz ended. Nevertheless, during the last days of World War II, the population of Mainz took shelter in the casemates of bastion Drusus, which had been turned into air raid shelters.
Today the citadel is owned by the city of Mainz and accommodates numerous municipal offices. The Mainz Citadel belongs officially to the cultural heritage since 1907. The trench in the southern part of the citadel had been considered natural heritage since the 1980s. One of the buildings near the Drususstein accommodates the Historical Museum of the Town Mainz today. The citadel and its surroundings bear witness to the entire history of Mainz concentrated in one spot: commencing with the Roman cenotaph Drususstein via the barracks of the federal fortress up to the air raid shelters of World War II. Since 1975 every year, a non-commercial youth festival, the Open-Ohr Festival, takes place at the citadel over the Pentecost weekend.
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Mainz Germany - City Tour Summer 2018
Welcome to Mainz !
We visited Mainz in Summer 2018 for 3 Days. Stayed at the Hilton Hotels.
Mainz is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The city is located on the Rhine river at its confluence with the Main river, opposite Wiesbaden on the border with Hesse. Mainz is an independent city with a population of 206,628 (2015) and forms part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region.
Mainz was founded as Mogontiacum by the Romans in the 1st Century BC during Classical antiquity, serving as a military fortress on the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire and as the provincial capital of Germania Superior. Mainz became an important city in the 8th Century AD as part of the Holy Roman Empire, becoming the capital of the Electorate of Mainz and seat of the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, the Primate of Germany. Mainz is famous as the home of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the movable-type printing press, who in the early 1450s manufactured his first books in the city, including the Gutenberg Bible. Historically, before the 20th century, the city was known in English as Mentz and in French as Mayence. Mainz was heavily damaged during World War II, with more than 30 air raids destroying about 80 percent of the city's center, including most of the historic buildings. Today, Mainz is a transport hub and a center of wine production.
Main Sights:
Romano-Germanic Central Museum (Römisch-Germanisches Zentralmuseum). It is home to Roman, Medieval, and earlier artifacts.
Museum of Ancient Seafaring (Museum für Antike Schifffahrt). It houses the remains of five Roman boats from the late 4th century, discovered in the 1980s.
Roman remains, including Jupiter's column, Drusus' mausoleum, the ruins of the theatre and the aqueduct.
Mainz Cathedral of St. Martin (Mainzer Dom), over 1,000 years old.
St. John's Church, 7th-century church building
Staatstheater Mainz
The Iron Tower (Eisenturm, tower at the former iron market), a 13th-century gate-tower.
The Wood Tower (Holzturm, tower at the former wood market), a 15th-century gate tower.
The Gutenberg Museum – exhibits an original Gutenberg Bible amongst many other printed books from the 15th century and later.
The Mainz Old Town – what's left of it, the quarter south of the cathedral survived World War II.
The old arsenal, the central arsenal of the fortress Mainz during the 17th and 18th century
The Electoral Palace (Kurfürstliches Schloss), residence of the prince-elector.
The Marktbrunnen, one of the largest Renaissance fountains in Germany.
Domus Universitatis (1615), for centuries the tallest edifice in Mainz.
Christ Church (Christuskirche), built 1898–1903, bombed in 1945 and rebuilt in 1948–1954.
The Church of St. Stephan, with post-war windows by Marc Chagall.
Citadel.
The ruins of the church St. Christoph, a World War II memorial
Schönborner Hof (1668).
Rococo churches of St. Augustin (the Augustinerkirche, Mainz) and St. Peter (the Peterskirche, Mainz).
Churches of St. Ignatius (1763) and St. Quintin.
Erthaler Hof (1743)
The Baroque Bassenheimer Hof (1750)
The Botanischer Garten der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, a botanical garden maintained by the university
Landesmuseum Mainz, state museum with archaeology and art.
Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) – one of the largest public German TV-Broadcaster.
New synagogue in Mainz
Kunsthalle Mainz – museum for contemporary art
Mainz ist die Landeshauptstadt des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz und mit 217.118 Einwohnern zugleich dessen größte Stadt. Mainz ist kreisfrei, eines der fünf rheinland-pfälzischen Oberzentren und Teil des Rhein-Main-Gebiets. Mit der angrenzenden hessischen Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden bildet es ein länderübergreifendes Doppelzentrum mit rund 490.000 Einwohnern.
Die zu römischer Zeit gegründete Stadt ist Sitz der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, des römisch-katholischen Bistums Mainz sowie mehrerer Fernseh- und Rundfunkanstalten, wie des Südwestrundfunks (SWR) und des Zweiten Deutschen Fernsehens (ZDF). Mainz ist eine Hochburg der rheinischen Fastnacht.
Kirchen:
Dom St. Martin, St. Stephan (Chagallfenster), St. Quintin, Augustinerkirche, St. Peter, St. Ignaz, Christuskirche, Johanniskirche, Antoniterkapelle, Karmeliterkirche, St. Emmeran, Auferstehungskirche, Altmünsterkirche, St. Christoph
Profanbauten:
Kurfürstliches Schloss, Deutschhaus (heute Landtag), Neues Zeughaus (heute Staatskanzlei), Erthaler Hof, Osteiner Hof, Bassenheimer Hof, Schönborner Hof, Zitadelle, Älterer Dalberger Hof, Jüngerer Dalberger Hof, Gästehaus des Bentzelschen Hofs, Algesheimer Hof, Eisenturm, Holzturm, Zum Römischen Kaiser, Rathaus
Plätze und Sonstiges:
Schillerplatz, Kirschgarten, Ballplatz, Karmeliterplatz, Römersteine,
Sektkellerei Kupferberg, Stadtpark, Lennebergwald, Naturschutzgebiet Mainzer Sand, Botanischer Garten, Hauptfriedhof Mainz, Römisches Theater Mainz (Ausgrabungen), Kriegsmahnmal St. Christoph, Dativius-Victor-Bogen, Theodor-Heuss-Brücke, Höfchen, Liebfrauenplatz
Places to see in ( Mainz - Germany )
Places to see in ( Mainz - Germany )
Mainz is a German city on the Rhine River. It’s known for its old town, with half-timbered houses and medieval market squares. In the center, the Marktbrunnen is a Renaissance fountain with red columns. Nearby, a distinctive octagonal tower tops the Romanesque Mainz Cathedral, built of deep red sandstone. The Gutenberg Museum honors the inventor of the printing press with exhibits, including 2 of his original bibles.
Strategically situated at the confluence of the Rhine and Main Rivers, Mainz has been the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 1946. This lively city has a sizeable university, pretty pedestrian precincts and a savoir vivre dating from Napoleon's occupation (1797–1814). Strolling along the Rhine and sampling local wines in a half-timbered Altstadt tavern are as much a part of any Mainz visit as viewing the fabulous Dom, Chagall’s ethereal windows in St-Stephan-Kirche, or the first printed Bible in the bibliophile paradise of the Gutenberg Museum.
Once the episcopal seat of the influential Prince-Electors, the civilized origins of Mainz date back to around 38 BC, when the Romans built a citadel here. The city's location at the confluence of the Rhine and the Main is ideal for trade, something reflected by the artifacts kept in the Landesmuseum, that show there have been settlements here since 300,000 BC.
The most logical starting point is the Dom, the Cathedral of St Martin and St Stephan, especially on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, when the farmers' market is open. Although the cathedral was actually started in 975, most of what is seen today was built from the 11th to the 13th centuries. At the Dom und Diözesanmuseum in the cathedral cloisters, you can truly witness the opulence and wealth controlled by the Church in Mainz.
Mainz is also the home of the man identified by Time Magazine as the most important individual in the last millennium, Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the moveable type printing press. Mainz is also the home of the music publisher Schott Music.
Alot to see in Mainz such as :
Gutenberg Museum
Mainz Cathedral
Rheinsteig
St. Stephan, Mainz
Landesmuseum Mainz
Biebrich Palace
Mainz Citadel
Electoral Castle
Fontaine de carnaval
Theodor Heuss Bridge
Schwarzlichthelden Minigolf
Lennebergwald
Natural History Museum Mainz
Sanctuaire d'Isis et de Mater Magna
Stadt Park
Botanischer Garten der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Roman Theatre
Rettbergsaue
Gutenberg-Denkmal
Marktbrunnen
Wood Tower
Imperial Palace, Ingelheim
Volks Park
Dom- und Diözesanmuseum
Iron Tower
Christuskirche, Mainz
St. Peter's Church, Mainz
Stadthistorisches Museum Mainz
Reduit
Mariannenaue
Heunensäule
Museum Castellum
Museum of Ancient Seafaring
Mainzer Fastnachtsmuseum
Urban and Industrial Museum Rüsselsheim
Museum bei der Kaiserpfalz
Weingut Koegler
Art and Culture Foundation Opel Villas Rüsselsheim
Drususstein
Festung Rüsselsheim
Parish of St. Ignatius
Mainzer Unterwelten e.V.
Kunsthalle de Mayence
Nagelsäule
Spielbank Mainz
Rheinpromenade
Denkman
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg
Arch of Dativius Victor
Gonsenheimer Wild Park
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Destination 2017: Mainz
The city of Mainz, the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, has a history spanning 2,000 years. From ancient Roman remains to 20th century concrete, Mainz is a chaotic showcase of city planning through the ages.
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On My Way Home (Sting)
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Cantus Firmus Monks
Baroque Coffee House
by Doug Maxwell / Media Right Productions, YT Audio Library
Village Court
Hot Swing
by Kevin MacLeod
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Zitadelle Mainz in den 50ern
Leben in und um die Zitadelle in den 50er Jahren.
Places to see in ( Mainz - Germany ) Mainz Cathedral
Places to see in ( Mainz - Germany ) Mainz Cathedral
Mainz Cathedral or St. Martin's Cathedral is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city of Mainz, Germany. This 1000-year-old Roman Catholic cathedral is the site of the episcopal see of the Bishop of Mainz. Mainz Cathedral is predominantly Romanesque in style, but later exterior additions over many centuries have resulted in the appearance of various architectural influences seen today. It comprises three naves and stands under the patronage of Saint Martin of Tours. The eastern quire is dedicated to Saint Stephen.
The interior of the cathedral houses tombs and funerary monuments of former powerful Electoral-prince-archbishops, or Kurfürst-Erzbischöfe, of the diocese and contains religious works of art spanning a millennium. The cathedral also has a central courtyard and statues of Saint Boniface and The Madonna on its grounds. During the time of Mainz Archbishop Willigis (975-1011), the city of Mainz flourished economically, and Willigis became one of the most influential politicians of that time, ascending to regent of the empire between 991 and 994. In 975-976 shortly after his installation he ordered the construction of a new cathedral in the pre-Romanesque Ottonian architecture style. This new and impressive building was part of his vision of Mainz as the second Rome.
This new cathedral was to take over the functions of two churches: the old cathedral and St. Alban's, which was the largest church in the area, belonging to a Benedictine abbey and serving as the burial ground for the bishops and other nobles, including Fastrada, a spouse of Charlemagne. Most of the synods and other important meetings were held at St. Alban's Abbey.
The new cathedral consisted of a double chancel with two transepts. The main hall was built in the typical triple-nave cross pattern. As was usual at that time no vault was included because of structural difficulties relating to the size of the building. Six towers rose from the church. A cloister was enclosed in the structure and a small freestanding church, St. Mary's Church, connected by a colonnade. This small church developed later into the collegiate church of St. Maria ad Grada.
Present-day floor plan of the cathedral (↑S)
Sandstone was used as the primary building material for the cathedral. The inside was plastered white under the Archbishop Bardo, probably in the middle of the 10th century. During renovations ordered by Henry IV in the late 11th century, much of the outside was also plastered, but the cornices were left exposed in their original red and yellow. It is believed that the coloring of the cathedral was changed more times, but no further documentation of the coloring is available until record of the Baroque works.
The cathedral suffered extensive damage from a fire on the day of its inauguration in 1009. Archbishop Bardo (Bardo of Oppertshafen) presided over the completion of the cathedral begun under Willigis. By 1037 the main portions of the body of Mainz Cathedral were complete. Willigis was buried in the second church he had initiated, St. Stephan's, in 1011.
The reason for building two chancels is not entirely clear. Many scholars suggest that there is some symbolic significance, such as empire and church, or body and spirit, but no irrefutable evidence for these theories exists. Others claim that the construction has a functional purpose for ceremonial processions. Whatever the original intent of the double chancel, the eastern chancel came to serve as the location for the mass and the western chancel was reserved for the bishop and pontiffs.
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Mainz: Landesmuseum Rheinland-Pfalz, 2014 (HD)
Mainz: Landesmuseum Rheinland-Pfalz, (HD),
Finissage 05.01.2014: Ausstellung: Im Dienst des Kaisers!
Römische Legionäre in Mainz. Militärgeschichte.
Military-History: Mainz ancient roman soldiers 2.000 years ago in the city of Mainz at the river Rheine.
Römisches Theater in Mainz
=Theatrum Mogontiacensium
Römisches Bühnentheater in Mainz
=Römisches Theater in Mainz
Germany: Mainz (5/20) Bahnhof Römisches Theater 2013-03-18(Mon)1618hrs
- Bahnhof Mainz Römisches Theater.
- La Gare du Théâtre romain à Mayence.
- La Stazione Teatro Romano a Magonza.
- Römisches Theater (Roman Theatre) station in Mainz.
マインツ羅馬劇場驛。
ROMAN EXHIBIT IN MAINZ PART 1
Isis und Mater Magna Heiligtum, Mainz, Germany
Welcome to Mainz
Image video of the city of Mainz. On display are: aerial photography, old town, cathedral, market, restaurants, Rheingoldhalle, Electoral Palace, carnival, theater, university, Schillerplatz, Gutenberg Museum, shopping, museums, Rhine, Main, cultural events, Kupferberg, vineyards, wine market, Rhine beach, playgrounds, Mainz 05, recreation facilities and the Isis and Mater Magna sanctuary in Römerpassage
Producer: media machine GmbH, Mainz
Director: Andreas Vedder (media machine GmbH)
Mainz Cathedral Mainzer Dom St Martin, Germany
Dedicated in AD 1009, Mainzer Dom was restored in 1831, postwar to 1975, and from 2001 on. It was the site of royal coronations and houses the tombs of powerful Electoral- prince-archbishops. Its design grew to include 6 towers, 3 naves, 2 chancels and a central courtyard.
Römisches Theater von Amman
Römisches Theater von Amman. Das Theater von Amman in Jordanien befindet sich unterhalb der Zitadelle und stammt aus der hellenistischen Zeit. (taped by STERN TOURS)
STREET VIEW: Römisches Theater in AUGUSTA RAURICA bei Kaiseraugst in SWITZERLAND
In diesem Video gehen wir durch den unteren Teil des Amphitheaters in der früheren römischen Stadt AUGUSTA RAURICA in der Nähe von Basel in der Schweiz und werfen einen Blick hinter die früheren Kulissen.