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222| 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. | | 222 | Roman Empire [political events] | After the murder of the Roman emperor Elagabalus and his mother by the Praetorian Guard, Elagabalus' cousin Alexander Severus becomes emperor, having successfully undergone a philosophic and severe training. He curbs the power of the army and endeavours to restore the power of the Senate and the aristocracy in Rome. He reduces taxes, lends money at 4%, encourages traders' and workers' associations, and censors public morals. He is advised by the Roman jurist Domitius Ulpian, who is appointed one of the Praetorian prefects. |
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