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About the museum
Allard Pierson Museum is the archaeological museum of the Universiteit van Amsterdam. The ancient civilisations of ancient Egypt, the Near East, the Greek World, Etruria and the Roman Empire are revived in this museum. Art-objects and utensils, dating from 4000 B.C. till 500 A.D. give a good impression of everyday-life, mythology and religion in Antiquity.

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Sail Rome!
Ships and ports in the Roman period

25 June to 23 August 2010

The exhibition will focus on merchant shipping in the time of the Roman emperors. Featuring maps, illustrations, models and original artefacts, Sail Rome! takes visitors on a playful journey around the ports and ships of the Roman world.
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