The Portrait Timeline
200s BCE*
A Young child ca 200 BCE The Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC 1972.118.113
A Warrior possibly Greek ca 3rd-2nd cent BCE Sampul Tapestry woolen Urumqi Xinjiang Museum
Scipio Africanus lived 236-183 BCE ring from Capua signed by Herakliedes Location TBD
Sarcophagus of an Etruscan Man ca 200 BCE Ny Carlsburg Glyptotek
Quinctius Flamininus Roman General ca200-197BCE British Museum Photo PHGCOM 2009
Homer Capitoline Museum ca 200 BCE
Demetrius I King of Greco-Bactria ca 200-180 BCE The Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC photo by Uploadalt 2008
Demetrius I King of Greco-Bactria ca 200-180 BCE British museum photo by PHGCOM 2009
Demetrius I King of Greco-Bactria ca 200-180 BCE British museum photo PHGCOM
Demetrius I King of Greco-Bactria ca 200-180 BCE location tbd principal coins of the ancients 1889
Antiochus III ca200bce Musee du Louvre
Ptolemy V reigned 204-181 BCE tetradrachm British Museum Room 22 Photo by jastrow 2006
An Officer terracotta army ca210BCE Photo by Tor Svensson 2006 china
Perseus of Macedon 212-166 from Principal Coins of the Ancients British Museum 1889
Philip V of Macedon reigned 221-179 BCE Location TBD
Philip V of Macedon reigned 221-179 BCE British Museum Photo by PHGCOM 2009
Antiochus III Seleucid Emperor reigned 223-187 BCE struck after 197 BCE Mesopotamian Mint CNG
Antiochus III Seleucid Emperor 223-187 BCE British Museum photo by Uploadalt
Seleucus III reigned 225-223 BCE Principal Coins of the Ancients 1889
Prusias I of Bithynia r228-182 British Museum Photo by PHGCOM
Prusias I King of Bithynia reigned 228-182 BCE British Museum photo PHGCOM 2009
Euthydemus I Greco-Bactrian King c230-200BCE sogdian mint cabinet des medailles bnf Paris Photo by World Imaging 2006
Euthydemus I Greco-Bactrian King c230-200BCE Cabinet des Medailles bnf paris Photo by World Imaging 2006
Euthydemus Greco-Bactrian King c230-200BCE British Museum London Photo PHGCOM
Scipio Africanus the Elder, lived 236-183 BCE, found at Herculanum, Campania, Italy, National Archaeological Museum of Naples (Photo by Massimo Finizio)
A Philosopher possibly Bion ca 240 BCE from Antikythera shipwreck National Archaeological Museum Athens X 13400
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Attalus I King of Pergamon 241-197bce Pergamon Museum Berlin photo by nicolas perez 2004
Hasdrubal Barca Hannibal's younger brother 245-207 BCE Location TBD
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Ptolemy III King of Egypt reigned 246-222 BCE British Museum CM BMC 103 Photo by Jastrow 2006
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Hannibal the Carthaginian ca 247-182 BCE Location TBD
Diodotus I reigned 255-239 BCE Cabinet des Medailles Photo by World Imaging 2006
Eumenes I King of Pergamon 263-241 British Museum
Philetairos of Pergamon ca 275 BCE Museo Archeologico Nazionale Inv 6148 Napoli
Heiron II reigned 275-215 BCE AE Aemilitron Syracuse struck ca.240-218 BCE CNG Sale76 Lot177
Antigonus Gonatus Macedonian King 277-239 BCE British Museum photo by Uploadalt
Demosthenes Roman copy of Greek original of ca 280BCE NY Carlsberg Glyptotek
An Egyptian Official ca 285-246 BCE Ptolemy II or III The Metropolitan Museum of Art NYC 12.187.31
Oktadrachmon Ptolemy II philadelphus 285-246 and Arsinoe II gold oktodrachm Pergamon Museum Berlin Photo by Matthias Kabel
Demetrius I King of macedon 294-288 BCE location tbd principal coins of the ancients 1889
Demetrius I King of macedon 294-288 BCE location tbd