At the end of May, the exhibition ‘The Octagonal Church of Artaxata – The Discovery of a Monumental 4th-Century Building’ opened in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, with the participation of researchers from the University of Münster. The remains of the oldest known Christian sacred building in Armenia were discovered two years ago by a German-Armenian research team co-led by Prof. Dr Achim Lichtenberger from the Münster Institute for Classical and Christian Archaeology. The exhibition opening, which included a panel discussion, was attended by, among others, the Armenian Minister of Culture, Zhanna Andreasyan, as well as the German Ambassador, Claudia Busch, the Italian Ambassador, Alessandro Ferranti, and the EU Ambassador, Vassilis Maragos.

Mogontiacum – Roman Mainz – was far more than just a legionary camp on the edge of the Empire. For over four centuries, the city served as a military base, an administrative centre and a melting pot of diverse cultures. As part of the ‘Theme of the Month’ for June, Timo Kulartz will talk about the fascinating world of Roman Mainz on 14 and 28 June at 2.15 pm in Room F33 of the Fürstenberghaus – covering victorious generals and assassinated emperors, as well as legionaries from all corners of the Empire, whose gravestones still bear witness today to mobility and migration in antiquity. Archaeological evidence and relics reveal just how vividly the Roman heritage continues to shape the cityscape of Mainz to this day.

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