Why are lions depicted so much in European stuff?
For example "the British lion" and Norway's Coat of Arms... Lions aren't in Europe, so why are there so many lions??
22-25, F
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Maybe lions once ranged further north. I really don't know.
From Wiki
Lions inhabited parts of Europe during the Holocene and even historic times and formed a subspecies called Panthera leo europaea. They lived in ancient Rome, ancient Greece, southern Russia, coastal parts of Saudi Arabia, and western Asia including: Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. It is also suggested by historical evidence, although not certain, that they lived in Portugal, Spain, southern parts of France, Italy, and the Balkans beyond Greece.
From Wiki
Lions inhabited parts of Europe during the Holocene and even historic times and formed a subspecies called Panthera leo europaea. They lived in ancient Rome, ancient Greece, southern Russia, coastal parts of Saudi Arabia, and western Asia including: Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. It is also suggested by historical evidence, although not certain, that they lived in Portugal, Spain, southern parts of France, Italy, and the Balkans beyond Greece.