Antiquity Rooms
These two galleries are dedicated to the ancient era, and they contain the most dioramas.
Chronologically, we begin with the Sumerian civilization, the first great civilization of the ancient world, and then move on to the Assyrians, Babylonians, Hebrews, Egyptians, Greeks, Iberians, and Romans, along with all the other peoples with whom they came into contact, whether through trade or war. Scenes are displayed of civilizations who stood up to Rome, such as the Gauls and the Germanic tribes.
In this room, we can see that not only are scenes of warfare displayed, but we also find depictions of daily life in the various civilizations represented.
Some of the major events include: The Battle of Kadesh (1274 B.C.), considered the first documented battle in ancient history, which pitted the armies of Egypt against those of the Hittites; the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar’s Babylonian troops (the final stage of the war between the Babylonian Empire and the Kingdom of Judah; the city of Jerusalem, capital of the Kingdom of Judah, was besieged and conquered by Nebuchadnezzar II), and the Battle of Gaugamela, the great victory won by Alexander the Great and his Macedonian troops over the Persian king Darius III.
Other dioramas take us into scenes of daily life among the ancient Egyptians. Much of the exhibition space is devoted to scenes from the Roman Empire. We can see historical figures such as Julius Caesar and emperors like Tiberius, Nero, and Domitian.
En esta sala, encontramos también la maqueta ganadora del premio a la mejor maqueta en el campeonato del mundo que se celebró en 1956 en París y representa a Aníbal entrando en Sagunto, realizada a partir de figuras de la marca Alymer Miniploms y ambientada con escenografías del artista fallero más premiado de la historia: Regino Mas.
