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218| c. 400 BC–AD c. 250 | Central America [everyday life] | The Late Formative (or pre-Classic) period of Mayan culture takes place in Mexico. By 400 BC, large structures have been built at several sites in the tropical lowland jungle. In the highlands, people begin to put up large clay platforms, some the basis for temples and others for elite houses, flanking open plazas. | | 200–700 | Central America [statistics and demography] | The Zapotec site of Monte Albán in Central America is at its peak in this period. It may have had 30,000 or more inhabitants. It is the centre of a complex of public buildings, temples, and dwellings that cover 40 sq km/15 sq mi. | | 218 | Roman Empire, Syria [political events] | Julia Maesa, the aunt of the assassinated emperor Caracalla, who has been banished to her home in Syria by the head of the Praetorian Guard and self-proclaimed emperor, Macrinus, declares her grandson Elagabalus emperor. Macrinus advances westwards to meet Julia, who fights in person, defeats him, and has him executed. The Syrian legionaries support Elagabalus, a priest of Elagabal (Baal), who is about 14 years of age. |
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