Antiquities Exhibits

Rome in Aquincum, once capital of Pannonia Inferior, ongoing at the Aquincumi Múzeum in Budapest, Hungary. Evoking the former splendour of the Governor’s residence, Rome in Aquincum displays some of the palace’s never before exhibited and restored mosaics, as well as wall paintings, the palace shrines’ statues, including the local Mithraeum, and reconstructions of a dolphin fountain and a large ornamental stone vessel (krater).  Rome in Aquincum also displays a selection of luxury items: imported bronze, glass and ceramic vessels as well as gold and silver jewellery – samples from the daily life of the governor and those around him. Another special feature of the exhibition is the world-famous Aquincum organ, the remains of which were discovered during the construction of the same building in which it now stands. The exhibition displays the extant parts of the organ, along with a reconstruction of its structure and mechanism as well as the organ’s reconstructed working copy. ...

The Roman remains of Colonia Claudia Savariensum at the Savaria Museum in Szombathely, Hungary.  Szombathely is the oldest recorded city in Hungary. It was founded by the Romans in 45 CE under the name of Colonia Claudia Savariensum and it was the capital of  Pannonia Superior. The city profited from its proximity to  the "Amber Road" trade route and its structures included an imperial residence, a public bath and an amphitheatre. In 2008, remains of a mithraeum were also discovered. After the death of Emperor Valentinian III, the Huns invaded Pannonia. Attila's armies occupied Savaria between 441 and 445 subsequently much of the city was destroyed by an earthquake in 456.  The Savaria Museum's collections include 33,293 artifacts as well as reconstructions of some of the Roman buildings such as the Temple of Isis.  Articles made of amber, medical instruments, ceramics, funerary urns and gravestones,  inscriptions, and coins are among the displays. ...