Behind the scenes
A dream come true!
We dont make a secret out of it: we love and live history.
And much more! Because we are equally fascinated and inspired by the STORIES behind the history!
So in the year 2000, under the name Forum Traiani, we began to make small pieces of work from Roman times and offer them at museum events. A wax tablet, dioramas, round mill games and much more were our first product line of the Roman Shop.
It didn't stay that way for long! The interest in tangible history, the curiosity, the fun of discovering and creating new things still drive us today.
In 2023, the Roman Shop carries well over 2000 items from the ancient world. In every historical work that is brought to life anew by our hands, there is our pride and our lifeblood
We love what we do and would like to share that with you.
And not only with you. We also support schools and museums with our label, Forum Traiani, in exhibitions and school projects.
The cooperation with social institutions and recyclable packaging are also a big concern for us. Most of our packaging material is made of paper and cardboard boxes get a "second life" by being reused.
With each individual product we try to contribute to the preservation of our valuable and unique culture
Manuela Priess
Hairdresser & the woman behind the service at the Roman shop
Specialist sector: Roman hairstyles in the form of wearable wigs, exhibited and accompanied by lectures in famous European museums such as
Landesmuseum in Bolzano, Winkelmann Museum Stendal, Villa Borg in Perl/Borg, museums in Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Andreas Hopson
Commercial director & the head and heart of the Roman shop
Specialized sector: Craft techniques of ancient mosaicists and everything around our online shops
Memberships:
DArV - Deutscher-Archäologen-Verband e.V.,
West and South German Association for Archaeological Research e.V.,
Phoenix Pompeii e.V. in collaboration with the Soprintendenza Naples, Italy
Our vita
In September 1999, our paths crossed in the city of antiquity... in Rome!
Since that day, we have been working side by side to bring Roman history to life for young and old.
With the founding of the brand "Forum Traiani" and the first Roman "online department store" in 2000, our journey through time began.
By 2014, we had actively participated in numerous museum events in the field of Roman everyday life. The focus here was on participatory activities with the subject of Roman hairdressing with children, making mosaics and binding flower wreaths.
To this day, our heads are full of new product ideas that are all still waiting to become part of our Roman store.
