These derive from Suleiman's dream that he would be devoured by lions unless he rebuilt Jerusalem's walls; they were designed by Suleiman's ill-fated architects to symbolize the hope that by restoring the walls, Suleiman would avoid such a grisly demise.
Suleiman believed he would be devoured by lions.
We have abundant evidence of the ancient Etruscan, Greek, and Roman communities in Italy, but know very little of the country's earlier, prehistoric settlers.