Xitle eruption buries Cuicuilco
Lava buries an early city and clears the way for Teotihuacan
Radiocarbon dates place the Xitle eruption between AD 245 and 315; its lava buried Cuicuilco, one of Mesoamerica's first large cities. The flight of its people seems to have helped the rise of nearby Teotihuacan.
Wikipedia (English) · 3rd century
Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Middle East
- 260 Battle of Edessa: a Roman emperor taken captive — 20 years earlier
Alive at the time
- Constantine the Great (aged 8)
- Anthony the Great (aged 29)