Ishtar Gate Entrance / Ancient History This is the Ishtar Gate to the entrance of the city of Babylon, dating to the 6th century. The lion was important to the Goddess Ishtar, who was worshipped as one of the main deities of Mesopotamia. TagsAncient Egypt (31) ancient greece (74) animals (101) anthropology (87) archaeology (122) architecture (81) art (410) Central/late Middle Ages (84) Central and Late Middle Ages (33) Christian history (174) disease (121) Early Middle Ages (55) economic history (50) environmental history (155) Eurasia/Middle Eastern history (201) evolution (64) fashion history (44) folklore (35) folklore/mythology (102) history of education (54) history of food (41) History of Magic (44) history of race (43) history of sex (59) Islamic history (25) Jewish history (46) literature (242) math (47) medicine (166) medieval (83) military history (104) mythology (29) political history (143) pre-history (57) religion (330) Rome (151) science (63) social history (268) technology (99) U.S. history (105) U.S. natural parks (55) warfare (90) weapons (55) women (29) women's history (217) Categories Africa, Asia and South Asia (133) Ancient History (384) Big History (55) Byzantine History (37) Early Americas (42) Early Modern (215) Fabulous Females (131) History of Science (253) Live Reporting (182) Long 19th- 20th centuries (406) Medieval History (394)
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