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Oasis metropolis where Rome met Persia

A huge (345 centimeters, 15 tons) lion sheltering a gazelle, 1st-century BC, found in the Temple of Allat within Diocletian's camp. Thought to represent the dual principles of bravery in the face of t
A huge (345 centimeters, 15 tons) lion sheltering a gazelle, 1st-century BC, found in the Temple of Allat within Diocletian's camp. Thought to represent the dual principles of bravery in the face of… © Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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