Europe
Italy
The cradle of the Roman Empire, it was home to its capital and most of its main cities. Particularly notable are the collections housed in the various museums in the city of Rome itself, as well as in Florence and - because of its fame and excellent state of preservation - the archaeological site of Pompeii.
Portugal
What is now Portugal was largely occupied by the province of Lusitania, of which Mérida was the capital. It is home to important sites and museums related to Rome’s legacy in the province. The counterpart to our own National Archaeological Museum, the National Museum of Archaeology of Lisbon, is the most prominent of these; it is home not only to pieces from ancient Olisippo, but also to notable artefacts from the rest of Portugal.
France
In what was once Roman Gaul, we turn our attention to two main categories: the archaeological remains most closely linked with the area’s own past and the collections that house pieces from other Mediterranean countries, with a special place given to classical culture. The Louvre is one of these collections, and its artefacts include some pieces from Mérida itself. In terms of the former, it is worth highlighting the museums located in two cities of great importance in antiquity: Toulouse and Arles.
Germany
As is the case in France, in Germany, there are both collections of foreign artefacts from sites outside of Germany and museums linked to the main Roman settlements of ancient Germania. The former include the State Museums in Berlin and the Glyptothek in Munich, while the latter include the museums of Bonn, Cologne and Trier. The Karlsruhe Museum represents a meeting point between the two.
England
In England, we can once again see two main types of museum: large collections with objects from, among other places, various Classical Mediterranean cities; and sites and museums more closely related to Roman Britain. Among the former, the British Museum in London stands out, while the rest of the links provided here are for the second group.