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Interview: Jeanne Reames on Dancing with the Lion
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...

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Lion of Babylon Statue, Babylonia
In June/July 2013 CE, an archaeological team started a mission to reconstruct the lion of Babylon statue and its surrounding. The platform of the statue has been reconstructed with cement. The lion itself was untouched.

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Lion of Babylon, Ishtar Gate
Detail of a lion found along the processional way from Ishtar Gate into the city of Babylon. The Ishtar Gate was constructed around 575 BCE by King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, made of fired bricks and decorated with animals made in glazed...

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Lion-Hunting Scene, King Ashurbanipal
Sculpted relief illustrating the sporting exploits of the last great Assyrian king, Ashurbanipal, North Palace, room C, panel 20-22, Nineveh, modern-day northern Iraq. Neo-Assyrian Empire, reign of King Ashurbanipal, 668-631 BCE. In ancient...

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Lion of Babylon Statue
The Lion of Babylon statue. Basalt. Neo-Babylonian period, reign of king Nebuchadnezzar, 605-562 BCE. Babylon, modern Babel Governorate, Iraq.

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Lion Hunt Mosaic, Pella
A photo of the Lion Hunt Mosaic from Pella, Macedon. The mosaic dates to around the late 4th Century BCE, the same time as the Royal Tombs at Vergina.

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Lion of Babylon Statue, Overview
General view of the Lion of Babylon statue. The surrounding area and the pedestal underwent a renovation work recently. The statue itself underwent no changes. The work has been completed by now and the ribbon has been removed, thereafter...

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Lion-shaped Sima
A lion-shaped sima - the gutter which collected rainwater from the roof of a temple, often containing decorative spouts at regular intervals. (National Archaeological Museum Athens)

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Lion's Head from the Processional Street, Babylonia
A close-up view of a lion's head work relief which decorates the processional street (from Marduk temple to the Ishtar Gate and Akitu Temple). It was made of glazed terracotta bricks. Reign of Nebuchadnezzar II, 604-562 BCE, Babylon, Mesopotamia...

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Lion from Ishtar Gate
Detail from the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, built in 6th century BCE by king Nebuchadnezzar II; part of the Gate is now reconstructed in Pergamon Museum in Berlin.