1-155-315 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Daniel in the lions' den, Roman mosaic, 5th century. According to the Bible (Daniel 6:20), Daniel, one of the four great Hebrew prophets, was cast into the lions' den by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. Daniel's survival demonstrated the power of his true God Jehovah and the insignificance of the Assyrio-Babylonian god Bel (Baal). From the Bardo Museum, Tunis.