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title: Lion Gate at Hattusa
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10341/lion-gate-at-hattusa/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lion Gate at Hattusa

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Lion Gate at Hattusa](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10341.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10341.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Lion Gate at Hattusa, the capital of the [Hittite](https://www.worldhistory.org/hittite/) [Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/empire/). The gate, dated to the 13th century BCE, was flanked by two towers. The head of the lion on the left had already been broken away in antiquity. It has been reconstructed in 2011. The lions were put at the entrance of the [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) to ward off evil.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2019, March 31). Lion Gate at Hattusa. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10341/lion-gate-at-hattusa/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Lion Gate at Hattusa." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 31, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10341/lion-gate-at-hattusa/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Lion Gate at Hattusa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 31 Mar 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10341/lion-gate-at-hattusa/>.

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Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 31 March 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.