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Third Century Bc Collection

"Unveiling the Glories of the Third Century BC: From Victorious Battles to Exquisite Artifacts" In the annals of history

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: The elephants of Hannibal (chromolitho)

The elephants of Hannibal (chromolitho)
974472 The elephants of Hannibal (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The elephants of Hannibal)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Victory of the Roman fleet over the Carthaginians at the Battle of the Aegates, 241 BC (engraving)

Victory of the Roman fleet over the Carthaginians at the Battle of the Aegates, 241 BC (engraving)
3647067 Victory of the Roman fleet over the Carthaginians at the Battle of the Aegates, 241 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Statue of Ganymede with eagle

Statue of Ganymede with eagle
7287193 Statue of Ganymede with eagle; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of ganymede with eagle, dauther of the god of medicine Asklepios)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Alexandria, galley of Hiero II, Tyrant of Syracuse (engraving)

Alexandria, galley of Hiero II, Tyrant of Syracuse (engraving)
8635765 Alexandria, galley of Hiero II, Tyrant of Syracuse (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexandria, galley of Hiero II, Tyrant of Syracuse)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Siege of Agrigentum (engraving)

Siege of Agrigentum (engraving)
8635764 Siege of Agrigentum (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Agrigentum, Sicily, First Punic War, 262 BC. Illustration from Rom)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian general (engraving)

Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian general (engraving)
8635760 Hamilcar Barca, Carthaginian general (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamilcar Barca (c275-228 BC)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Triumph of Scipio Africanus (engraving)

Triumph of Scipio Africanus (engraving)
8635746 Triumph of Scipio Africanus (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Triumph of Scipio Africanus after his defeat of Hannibal at the Battle of)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Ruins of the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome (engraving)

Ruins of the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome (engraving)
8635735 Ruins of the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruins of the Tomb of the Scipios, Rome. Illustration from Rom)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Archimedes, ancient Greek scientist, mathematician and inventor (engraving)

Archimedes, ancient Greek scientist, mathematician and inventor (engraving)
8635148 Archimedes, ancient Greek scientist, mathematician and inventor (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Archimedes (c287-c212 BC)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Colossus of Rhodes (engraving)

Colossus of Rhodes (engraving)
8635139 Colossus of Rhodes (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colossus of Rhodes. Illustration from Hellas)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Galley of Hiero II, Tyrant of Syracuse (engraving)

Galley of Hiero II, Tyrant of Syracuse (engraving)
8635136 Galley of Hiero II, Tyrant of Syracuse (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexandria, galley of Hiero II, Tyrant of Syracuse)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Helepolis of Demetrius I of Macedon (engraving)

Helepolis of Demetrius I of Macedon (engraving)
8635133 Helepolis of Demetrius I of Macedon (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Helepolis, siege tower of Demetrius I of Macedon)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Ptolemy I Soter, ancient Macedonian Greek general and king (engraving)

Ptolemy I Soter, ancient Macedonian Greek general and king (engraving)
8635129 Ptolemy I Soter, ancient Macedonian Greek general and king (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ptolemy I Soter)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Hannibal's elephants at the Battle of Zama, 202 BC (litho)

Hannibal's elephants at the Battle of Zama, 202 BC (litho)
8663565 Hannibal's elephants at the Battle of Zama, 202 BC (litho) by Motte, Henri-Paul (1846-1922) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Meeting between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal (engraving)

Meeting between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal (engraving)
8664204 Meeting between Scipio Africanus and Hannibal (engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Fragment of a mosaic. 3rd century BC. Colmar (mosaic)

Fragment of a mosaic. 3rd century BC. Colmar (mosaic)
8711280 Fragment of a mosaic. 3rd century BC. Colmar (mosaic); (add.info.: Unterlinden Museum. Fragment of a mosaic. Third century before JC. Colmar. France. Colmar)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Battle of Sentinum (engraving)

Battle of Sentinum (engraving)
8635772 Battle of Sentinum (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of Sentinum, Third Samnite War, 295 BC. Illustration from Rom)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Column of Duilius (engraving)

Column of Duilius (engraving)
8635763 Column of Duilius (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rostral column of Gaius Duilius)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Roman envoys before the Illyrian kings (engraving)

Roman envoys before the Illyrian kings (engraving)
8635757 Roman envoys before the Illyrian kings (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman envoys before the Illyrian kings, 229 BC)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Lake Trasimene, Italy (engraving)

Lake Trasimene, Italy (engraving)
8635750 Lake Trasimene, Italy (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lake Trasimene, Italy. Illustration from Rom)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Roman ballista (engraving)

Roman ballista (engraving)
8635745 Roman ballista (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman ballista. Illustration from Rom)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Hannibal crossing the Alps (engraving)

Hannibal crossing the Alps (engraving)
8635823 Hannibal crossing the Alps (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hannibal and the Carthaginian army crossing the Alps into Italy, 218 BC)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Plautus, Roman playwright (engraving)

Plautus, Roman playwright (engraving)
8635716 Plautus, Roman playwright (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plautus (c254-184 BC), Roman playwright. Illustration from Rom

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Euclid, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving)

Euclid, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving)
8635147 Euclid, ancient Greek mathematician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Euclid, ancient Greek mathematician. Illustration from Hellas)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Ptolemy I Soter, ancient Macedonian Greek general and king (engraving)

Ptolemy I Soter, ancient Macedonian Greek general and king (engraving)
8635130 Ptolemy I Soter, ancient Macedonian Greek general and king (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ptolemy I Soter (c367-282 BC)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Statuette of Artemis

Statuette of Artemis
7287249 Statuette of Artemis; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statuette of Artemis. Reproduction of a Greek original of the 3rd century BC)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Iberic art: tank pulled by horses. Ex-voto (ex voto). 3rd century BC (bronze)

Iberic art: tank pulled by horses. Ex-voto (ex voto). 3rd century BC (bronze)
AIS5364463 Iberic art: tank pulled by horses. Ex-voto (ex voto). 3rd century BC (bronze); (add.info.: Bronze sculpture. From the sanctuary of Collado de los Jardines, Santa Elena. Spain. Madrid)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Representation of a bull. Sculpture from Macau, China, 3rd century BC

Representation of a bull. Sculpture from Macau, China, 3rd century BC
AIS5364453 Representation of a bull. Sculpture from Macau, China, 3rd century BC.; (add.info.: Archaeological Museum of Cordoba. spain); © Iberfoto.

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Fragment of a mosaic. 3rd century BC (mosaic)

Fragment of a mosaic. 3rd century BC (mosaic)
8711397 Fragment of a mosaic. 3rd century BC (mosaic); (add.info.: Unterlinden Museum. Fragment of a mosaic. Third century before JC. Colmar. France. Colmar. France.); © Pascal Deloche/Godong.

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: The Theatre in Turkey, Pergamon/Bergama. 3rd Century BC (photo)

The Theatre in Turkey, Pergamon/Bergama. 3rd Century BC (photo)
540393 The Theatre in Turkey, Pergamon/Bergama. 3rd Century BC (photo); Omniphoto/UIG.

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Masinissa, King of Numidia (engraving)

Masinissa, King of Numidia (engraving)
8635744 Masinissa, King of Numidia (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Masinissa (c238-148 BC), King of Numidia. Illustration from Rom

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Sophonisba, Carthaginian noblewoman (engraving)

Sophonisba, Carthaginian noblewoman (engraving)
8635742 Sophonisba, Carthaginian noblewoman (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sophonisba, Carthaginian noblewoman. Illustration from Rom)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Hannibal's army crossing the Rhone (engraving)

Hannibal's army crossing the Rhone (engraving)
8635758 Hannibal's army crossing the Rhone (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hannibal's army crossing the Rhone, 218 BC)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Hannibal at the Siege of Casilinum (engraving)

Hannibal at the Siege of Casilinum (engraving)
8635752 Hannibal at the Siege of Casilinum (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hannibal at the Siege of Casilinum, 216-215 BC. Illustration from Rom)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Philopoemen, ancient Greek general and politician (engraving)

Philopoemen, ancient Greek general and politician (engraving)
8635135 Philopoemen, ancient Greek general and politician (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philopoemen (253-183 BC)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Past & Present: The Lighthouse (colour litho)

Past & Present: The Lighthouse (colour litho)
8668691 Past & Present: The Lighthouse (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lighthouse. The Pharos at Alexandria)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: A young female wearing a torc, armlet and brooch

A young female wearing a torc, armlet and brooch
3330343 A young female wearing a torc, armlet and brooch; (add.info.: Marble relief of a young female wearing a torc, armlet and brooch. Greek 3rd Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Artemis (Diana) of Ephesus, marble body enclosed in decorative sheath of many breasts symbolising

Artemis (Diana) of Ephesus, marble body enclosed in decorative sheath of many breasts symbolising her connection with
534413 Artemis (Diana) of Ephesus, marble body enclosed in decorative sheath of many breasts symbolising her connection with fertility. 3rd century BC (sculpture); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Battle of Asculum (engraving)

Battle of Asculum (engraving)
8635771 Battle of Asculum (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Victory of Pyrrhus of Epirus over the Romans at the Battle of Asculum, 279 BC)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Hannibal's oath of enmity towards the Romans (engraving)

Hannibal's oath of enmity towards the Romans (engraving)
8635756 Hannibal's oath of enmity towards the Romans (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Hannibal crossing the Alps (engraving)

Hannibal crossing the Alps (engraving)
8635754 Hannibal crossing the Alps (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hannibal and the Carthaginian army crossing the Alps into Italy, 218 BC)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Defeat of the Romans at the Battle of Ticinus (engraving)

Defeat of the Romans at the Battle of Ticinus (engraving)
8635753 Defeat of the Romans at the Battle of Ticinus (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Defeat of the Romans at the Battle of Ticinus)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Deployment of the Roman army at the Battle of Zama (engraving)

Deployment of the Roman army at the Battle of Zama (engraving)
8635743 Deployment of the Roman army at the Battle of Zama (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deployment of the Roman army at the Battle of Zama)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Epicurus, ancient Greek philosopher and sage (engraving)

Epicurus, ancient Greek philosopher and sage (engraving)
8635149 Epicurus, ancient Greek philosopher and sage (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Epicurus (341-270 BC), ancient Greek philosopher and sage

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Zeno of Citium, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving)

Zeno of Citium, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving)
8635146 Zeno of Citium, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zeno of Citium (c334-c262 BC), ancient Greek philosopher

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Demetrius I of Macedon attacking a harbour (engraving)

Demetrius I of Macedon attacking a harbour (engraving)
8635131 Demetrius I of Macedon attacking a harbour (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demetrius I of Macedon attacking a harbour)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Tetradrachma with the profile portrait of Neptune, -253 (silver)

Tetradrachma with the profile portrait of Neptune, -253 (silver)
MMM5472816 Tetradrachma with the profile portrait of Neptune, -253 (silver) by Greek school, (3rd century BC); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Obverse: Head of Neptune)

Background imageThird Century Bc Collection: Macedonian helmet. 3rd century BC (object at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki)

Macedonian helmet. 3rd century BC (object at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki)
537405 Macedonian helmet. 3rd century BC (object at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki); Universal History Archive/UIG.



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"Unveiling the Glories of the Third Century BC: From Victorious Battles to Exquisite Artifacts" In the annals of history, the third century BC stands as a testament to remarkable triumphs and artistic brilliance. The Battle of the Aegates in 241 BC witnessed an awe-inspiring victory of the Roman fleet over their Carthaginian adversaries, forever altering the course of Mediterranean power dynamics. An engraving depicting this historic event captures both the might and determination that led Rome to emerge victorious. Amidst these tales of conquest, Hannibal's legendary elephants left an indelible mark on ancient warfare. A captivating chromolitho showcases these majestic creatures, reminding us of their pivotal role in shaping military strategies during this era. Beyond battles and war machines, exquisite jewelry from this period reveals a world steeped in opulence and refinement. A gold ring adorned with a delicate sardonyx cameo transports us back to a time when craftsmanship reached unparalleled heights. The lion head motif emerges as a recurring symbol throughout various artifacts from this era. Pairing elegance with ferocity, golden lion head earrings exemplify timeless beauty while evoking strength and courage. Delicate ear pendants crafted from gold offer glimpses into fashionable adornments favored by women during early third-century BC society. These intricate pieces showcase not only impeccable artistry but also reflect cultural preferences that have endured through centuries. A finger ring adorned with floral inlay demonstrates how nature-inspired designs captivated ancient craftsmen's imagination during this period. Combining gold, garnet, and rock crystal harmoniously within its structure creates an enchanting piece that transcends time itself. The hinged lion head bracelet further exemplifies masterful techniques such as filigree work and enamel application prevalent during this epoch. Its intricacy speaks volumes about skilled artisans who transformed precious metals into wearable works of art. Segments from an ornate diadem reveal another facet of the third century BC's opulence.