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Lion statue from the Monumental Gate of Bucaleon Palace. Culture: Byzantine, Period: Early Byzantine, Findspot: Catladikapi, Istanbul, Materials: Marble. (Istanbul Archaeological Museum)

Copper alloy head of a lion or cub, which may have acted as a guardian at the entrance to the Temple of Ninhursag at Tell Al-Ubaid, Southern Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Early Dynastic Period, c. 2500 BCE. The British Museum, London.

The Lion Temple of Jaffa is located in the heart of Jaffa's old quarter in what is now present-day Israel. It dates to c. 1500 BCE – 1200 BCE when the region was occupied by ancient Egypt. It is believed that the Phoenician and Canaanite...

A lion relief from the ruins of the ancient Bronze Age city of Thera on Santorini, Greece.

The Lion Gate at Hattusa, Turkey. This was one of the two city gates. The arc is typical for Hittite architecture.

Covered pathway dotted with lion-pillars, Vaikuntanathaperumal Temple, Kanchipuram, India. 755-790 CE.

This survived alabaster bas-relief was found in Khorsabad (ancient Dar-Sharrukin, Mesopotamia, Iraq). An Assyrian king, probably Sargon II (r. 722-705 BCE), shoots an arrow and a lion (hit by another arrow) appears. Late 8th century BCE...

One of the few free-standing sculptures from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, 4th century BCE. (British Museum, London)

This clay pitcher with images of lions is made from clay. It comes from what is present-day Armenia, and it dates from the 13th century BCE. (Metsamor Historical-Archaeological Museum-Reserve, Taronik, Armenia)

Dr. Jeanne Reames' Dancing with the Lion: Becoming and Dancing with the Lion: Rise follow an epic tale of Alexander before he was “The Great.” In this interview, Dylan Campbell inquires about her passion for history and the development of...