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Two large stone lion sculptures flank the entrance of the Lion Gate at Hattusa, with ancient stone walls and blue sky in the background.
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Two large stone lion sculptures flank the entrance of the Lion Gate at Hattusa, with ancient stone walls and blue sky in the background.
Hattusas: Lion Gate The Lion Gate at Hattusas in Boğazköy, Turkey.

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Hittite, member of an ancient Indo-European people who appeared in Anatolia at the beginning of the 2nd millennium bce; by 1340 bce they had become one of the dominant powers of the Middle East. Probably originating from the area beyond the Black Sea, the Hittites first occupied central Anatolia, making their capital at Hattusa (modern Boğazköy). Early kings of the Hittite Old Kingdom, such as Hattusilis I (reigned c. 1650–c. 1620 bce), consolidated and extended...

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