Ancient civilizations often linked powerful animals like lions to cosmic events, aligning their appearances with eclipses, solstices, or even comets. From Mesopotamia to Egypt, the lion was seen ...

A lion, an eagle, a bull, a fig tree, and a plow all came together to point to one of Mesopotamia's greatest rulers. By Andrew Paul Published May 6, 2024 10:49 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Their world was Mesopotamia, but Assyria’s holdings extended ... colossal bulls and winged lions with human heads. But Ashurbanipal dispensed with these impressive creatures, turning instead ...