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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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Teotihuacan: Rise and Decline (c. 100 BCE–550 CE)

Teotihuacan: Rise and Decline (c. 100 BCE–550 CE)

  1. Initial settlement in Teotihuacan Valley

    Labels: Teotihuacan Valley, Early communities

  2. Patlachique phase begins (early urban formation)

    Labels: Patlachique phase

  3. City established; major building program starts

    Labels: Teotihuacan city, Urban layout

  4. Tzacualli phase begins (planned urban expansion)

    Labels: Tzacualli phase

  5. Pyramid of the Sun constructed

    Labels: Pyramid of

  6. Miccaotli phase begins (institutional consolidation)

    Labels: Miccaotli phase

  7. Feathered Serpent Pyramid and Ciudadela built

    Labels: Feathered Serpent, Ciudadela

  8. Early Tlamimilolpa phase begins

    Labels: Tlamimilolpa phase

  11. Early Xolalpan phase begins (hegemonic florescence)

    Labels: Early Xolalpan

  12. Teotihuacan-linked takeover at Tikal ("Entrada")

    Labels: Entrada, Siyaj K'ak'

  13. City population peaks (approx. 400–500 CE)

    Labels: Population peak

  14. Teotihuacan reaches apogee as regional power

    Labels: Regional power

  17. Metepec phase begins (post-peak occupation)

    Labels: Metepec phase

  18. City deliberately destroyed and largely abandoned

    Labels: Collapse and