Rise of the Classic Maya cities

Name: Rise of the Classic Maya cities
Start: 0250
Location: Tikal, Guatemala

c. 250 · Tikal, Guatemala · Americas · Culture

Pyramid city-states rise in the Petén jungle

Rise of the Classic Maya cities — Mundo Maya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Around 250 the Classic Maya period begins, as city-states such as Tikal, Calakmul and Copán grow in the Petén jungle. The Maya built stepped pyramids, kept a precise calendar and recorded their rulers' history in hieroglyphic script.

State: Mayan City-States

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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)

Middle East

260 Battle of Edessa: a Roman emperor taken captive — 10 years later

Africa

249–262 Plague of Cyprian — 1 year earlier

Oceania

c. 232 Hatepe eruption of Taupō — 18 years earlier

Alive at the time

Zenobia (aged 10)