King Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great
Philip II of Macedon, 382-336 BC. King of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death, father of Alexander the Great. Depicted with short sword, wearing a causea or causia crown helmet adorned with eagle head and wings. From a bronze coin. Filippo con la Causia. Copperplate engraving by Etienne Picart after Giovanni Angelo Canini from Iconografia, cioe disegni d'imagini de famosissimi monarchi, regi, filososi, poeti ed oratori dell Antichita, Drawings of images of famous monarchs, kings, philosophers, poets and orators of Antiquity, Ignatio de'Lazari, Rome, 1699
Picture No
14010319
Media ID
45800971
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5128px x 6591px
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Credit
©Florilegius/Mary Evans
Source
Giovanni Angelo Canini





























