Explain city history to me: Romano-Germanic Museum
Roman Cologne had it all nearly 500 years ago: high-level politics and family disputes, high art and waste disposal, bloody wars and jovial festivities. In the middle of it all was the people who lived, loved, and died here. What they left behind tells us a lot about their everyday lives and the major events along this metropolis on the Rhine. But much is still unknown, and today we can only assume what their lives were like. The ten stories about Roman Cologne below contain a wealth of accurate information, while also providing fanciful insight into the people and events 2000 years ago. One thing is for certain: It may have been like this, or it may not have been.
