4th Century Bc Collection (#3)

The Campaigns of Alexander the Great (engraving)
8635151 The Campaigns of Alexander the Great (engraving) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Campaigns of Alexander the Great)

Demosthenes speaking against Philip II of Macedon (engraving)
8635113 Demosthenes speaking against Philip II of Macedon (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demosthenes speaking against Philip II of Macedon)

Battle of the Crimissus, 339 BC (engraving)
8635105 Battle of the Crimissus, 339 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of the Crimissus, Sicily, 339 BC. Illustration from Hellas)

Dionysius I, ancient Greek tyrant of Syracuse (engraving)
8635099 Dionysius I, ancient Greek tyrant of Syracuse (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dionysius I (c432-367 BC)

Epamonindas, ancient Greek general and statesman (engraving)
8635092 Epamonindas, ancient Greek general and statesman (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Epamonindas (c419-362 BC)

Xenophon, ancient Greek general, philosopher and historian (engraving)
8635088 Xenophon, ancient Greek general, philosopher and historian (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Xenophon (c430-354 BC), ancient Greek general

Socrates, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving)
8635086 Socrates, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Socrates (c470-399 BC), ancient Greek philosopher

Aristophanes, ancient Greek playwright (engraving)
8635071 Aristophanes, ancient Greek playwright (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aristophanes (c446-c386 BC), ancient Greek playwright

Alexander the Great following an eagle (litho)
8664132 Alexander the Great following an eagle (litho) by Chesterman, Hugh (1884-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexander the Great following an eagle)

The elephant of Porus (colour litho)
8664095 The elephant of Porus (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Seal depicting three water-fowls swimming amongst papyrus also known as Nilotic scene, -350 BC (green jasper)
7309943 Seal depicting three water-fowls swimming amongst papyrus also known as Nilotic scene, -350 BC (green jasper); 1.7 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Acroterial statue of a Siren, 394-392 BC, from Athens, ceramic museum, Athens, Greece
6384429 Acroterial statue of a Siren, 394-392 BC, from Athens, ceramic museum, Athens, Greece; Athens, Greece; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Stag hunt mosaic, Alexander the Great and Hephestion (Hephaestion), Pella, Greece, 330-300 BC (mosaic)
8891466 Stag hunt mosaic, Alexander the Great and Hephestion (Hephaestion), Pella, Greece, 330-300 BC (mosaic) by Greek school, (4th century BC); Pella

Alexander The Great assenting to set fire to the ancient palace of the Persian kings in Persepolis in 330BC
3039808 Alexander The Great assenting to set fire to the ancient palace of the Persian kings in Persepolis in 330BC. Alexander III of Macedon, 356 BC - 323 BC, aka Alexander the Great

Gorgon mask, 4th century BC (marble sculpture)
AIS5371165 Gorgon mask, 4th century BC (marble sculpture); Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece; (add.info.: Gorgon mask. 4th century BC. Marble sculpture)

Architecture: tomb of the capitals. 4th century BC. Cerveteri. Necropolis of Banditaccia. Italy
AIS5387630 Architecture: tomb of the capitals. 4th century BC. Cerveteri. Necropolis of Banditaccia. Italy; © Iberfoto

Cup from the hill of St. Michael (Cerro de San Miguel) Lliria, Spain, 4-2nd century BC (ceramic)
AIS5364367 Cup from the hill of St. Michael (Cerro de San Miguel) Lliria, Spain, 4-2nd century BC (ceramic); Museo de Prehistoria, Valencia, Spain; © Iberfoto

Greek antiquite: Terracotta amphora from southern Italy. 4th century BC. Barcelona
AIS5342575 Greek antiquite: Terracotta amphora from southern Italy. 4th century BC. Barcelona. Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya; Archaeological Museum of Catalonia, Girona, Spain; © Iberfoto

Zeno of Citium (print)
5322592 Zeno of Citium (print) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Zeno of Citium, 334-262 BC. Cypriot philosopher. Founder of the philosophical school known as Stoicism.)

Archytas, from Crabb's Historical Dictionary, pub.1825 (print)
4071173 Archytas, from Crabb's Historical Dictionary, pub.1825 (print) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Greek philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, statesman, and strategist)

Crater in chalice with red figures, illustrating the struggle of Cadmos (ceramic)
YOU4419866 Crater in chalice with red figures, illustrating the struggle of Cadmos (ceramic); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Crater in chalice with red figures)

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or the Tomb of Mausolus 2, 3, built by five architects Scopas, Bryaxis, Timotheus
FLO4577081 The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus or the Tomb of Mausolus 2, 3, built by five architects Scopas, Bryaxis, Timotheus, Leochares and Pythis

Grave relief depicting a man in sorrow. Greek early 4th Century BC (sculpture)
529781 Grave relief depicting a man in sorrow. Greek early 4th Century BC (sculpture); Universal History Archive/UIG

Greek war chariot, reconstruction with original finds incorporated. c5th-3rd century BC
537351 Greek war chariot, reconstruction with original finds incorporated. c5th-3rd century BC (sculpture Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki); Universal History Archive/UIG

Halicarnasse Mausoleum, 1909 (engraving)
2248432 Halicarnasse Mausoleum, 1909 (engraving); (add.info.: History. Turkey. Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, tomb of Mausolus in Bodrum)

Army of the Gauls crossing a river (engraving)
8635778 Army of the Gauls crossing a river (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Army of the Gauls crossing a river. Illustration from Rom)

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

Aristotle, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving)
8635144 Aristotle, ancient Greek philosopher (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Aristotle (384-322 BC), ancient Greek philosopher

Battle of the Hellespont, 321 BC (engraving)
8635127 Battle of the Hellespont, 321 BC (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Battle of the Hellespont between the armies of Eumenes and Neoptolemus)

Demosthenes, ancient Greek statesman and orator (engraving)
8635109 Demosthenes, ancient Greek statesman and orator (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demosthenes (384-322 BC)

Mantinea, Greece (engraving)
8635096 Mantinea, Greece (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mantinea, Greece. Illustration from Hellas)

Pelopidas liberating Thebes from the Spartans, 379 BC (engraving)
8635093 Pelopidas liberating Thebes from the Spartans, 379 BC (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pelopidas liberating Thebes from the Spartans)

Vase and bowl of the Vettones (Celtic people of the Iberian Peninsula), 4th century BC (ceramic)
AIS5337240 Vase and bowl of the Vettones (Celtic people of the Iberian Peninsula), 4th century BC (ceramic); Museo Arqueologico Nacional, Madrid

Printed page from the first book of the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid (325-265 BC) "Elements"
AIS5386966 Printed page from the first book of the ancient Greek mathematician Euclid (325-265 BC) "Elements"; Biblioteca de Catalunya, Barcelona

Ancient Greek terracotta dancing doll holding castanets (terracotta)
3330433 Ancient Greek terracotta dancing doll holding castanets (terracotta); (add.info.: Ancient Greek terracotta dancing doll holding castanets. Dated 4th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Bronze arrow-head from ancient Greece
3330128 Bronze arrow-head from ancient Greece; (add.info.: Bronze arrow-head from ancient Greece. Dated 4th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Death of Roman Consul Marcus Papirius in the sack of Rome by the Gauls (engraving)
8635777 Death of Roman Consul Marcus Papirius in the sack of Rome by the Gauls (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Campaigns of Alexander the Great (engraving)
8635152 The Campaigns of Alexander the Great (engraving) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Campaigns of Alexander the Great)

Demetrius I of Macedon, ancient Greek general and king (engraving)
8635132 Demetrius I of Macedon, ancient Greek general and king (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Demetrius I of Macedon (337-283 BC)

Rival claimants to the throne fighting after the death of Alexander the Great (engraving)
8635125 Rival claimants to the throne fighting after the death of Alexander the Great (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Triumphal entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon (engraving)
8635119 Triumphal entry of Alexander the Great into Babylon (engraving) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The family of Darius III of Persia before Alexander the Great (engraving)
8635118 The family of Darius III of Persia before Alexander the Great (engraving) by Le Brun, Charles (1619-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Apelles, ancient Greek painter (engraving)
8635107 Apelles, ancient Greek painter (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apelles, ancient Greek painter of the 4th Century BC)

Capture of Syracuse by Timoleon (engraving)
8635100 Capture of Syracuse by Timoleon (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Capture of Syracuse, Sicily)

Philip of Macedon wounded at the Siege of Methone (engraving)
8635097 Philip of Macedon wounded at the Siege of Methone (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philip of Macedon wounded at the Siege of Methone)

Lion head rhyton, -350 BC (alabaster)
7309948 Lion head rhyton, -350 BC (alabaster); 13.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: stone (alabaster)); © Ashmolean Museum

Alexander Sarcophagus showing battle scenes of time of Alexander the Great. 4th century BC (sculpture)
532923 Alexander Sarcophagus showing battle scenes of time of Alexander the Great. 4th century BC (sculpture); (add.info.: Mounted figure is the general Hephaeistion)

CARTOGRAPHY Map of the Mediterranean of the 18th century highlighting the places where "The Seven Wonders of
6202962 CARTOGRAPHY Map of the Mediterranean of the 18th century highlighting the places where "The Seven Wonders of the World" are located; (add.info)

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In the 4th century BC, a pivotal era in human history unfolded. Philosophers Plato and Aristotle, known for their profound ideas and teachings, were at the forefront of intellectual discourse (PANC2A-00023). Meanwhile, Alexander's army was preparing to unleash destruction upon Persepolis, marking a significant turning point in ancient warfare (PANC2A-00033). Far away in Bulgaria's Central Mountains lies Kazanlak, where the interior of the replica Thracian Tomb stands as a testament to an ancient civilization's artistic prowess (PANC2A-00003). In another corner of the world, Asclepius, the god of healing and medicine, appeared before his devotees in a stunning votive marble relief (PANC2A-00037). The Battle of Arbela took place during this time period between Alexander the Great and Darius III. It forever altered political landscapes and solidified Alexander's legacy as one of history's greatest conquerors (Battle of Arbela between Alexander the Great) Across continents in Peru stood an enigmatic Chavin stele depicting a chieftain adorned with symbols that spoke volumes about their culture and beliefs (PERU: CHAVIN STELE) Pharos illuminated Alexandria with its majestic presence - an architectural marvel that guided sailors through treacherous waters for centuries to come (Pharos lighthouse) Lastly, from beneath Antikythera's sea depths emerged a bronze portrait head believed to be that of an esteemed philosopher from late 3rd century BC. Its discovery shed light on ancient thinkers' physical representations while leaving us yearning for more knowledge about their philosophies (Bronze Portrait Head found in sea of Antikythera) The 4th century BC was truly a time when civilizations clashed on battlefields but also flourished intellectually and artistically.