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Lion Gate

c. 1250 BCE · 13th century BCE

The Lion Gate is the main entrance to the citadel of Mycenae in southern Greece, built around 1250 BCE. Above its lintel a triangular relief shows two lions facing a central column, the only monumental sculpture surviving from Mycenaean Greece. The gate pierces the Cyclopean walls of massive stone blocks that surround the citadel.

Lion Gate — Image: Joyofmuseums · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Kingdom of Mycenae

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lion Gate. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/lion-gate
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