Bronze helmet of Illyrian type, Greek, 5th or early 4th century BC, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Alexander the Great hunting a stag, mosaic, 4th century BC, Pella, Greece.

Seneca and Socrates, back to back, Roman, 3rd century AD, Neues Museum.

Gold stater depicting Alexander the Great, Greek, around 4th century BC, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Terracotta statuette of a woman looking into a box mirror, Greek, 3rd–2nd century BC, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Bronze statuette of a rider wearing an elephant skin, Greek, 3rd century BC, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. – Seneca

Head of a female Lapith from the Battle of Centaurs scene on the temple of Zeus at Olympia. Photo taken in 1930. Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization.

Marble portrait bust of a man, Roman, mid-1st century AD, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Bronze relief of a veiled woman riding a sea-goat, Greek, 4th century BC, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Chalcedony portrait bust of a young woman, Roman, around 130–140 AD, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Marble head of an athlete, Roman, around 138–192 AD, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Tetradrachm depicting Athena holding a spear and shield, Greek, 310-305 BC, Cleveland Museum of Art.

Bronze portrait of a man, Roman, 1st century AD, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Sleeping Ariadne, Cretan princess, Roman, 2nd century AD, Vatican Museums.

Marble head of a statue of Paris, Greek, 1st century AD, Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization.

Marble head of a woman wearing a diadem and veil, 425–400 BC, Metropolitan Museum of Art.