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280 BC| 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. | | 280 BC | Rhodes [sculpture] | The Colossus of Rhodes, the greatest of many new statues in this now flourishing city, is finally erected. Celebrated as one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the bronze statue stands 32 m/105 ft high, holds a torch aloft, and guards the entrance to the harbour at the Greek island state of Rhodes. It was completed by the sculptor Laches after the original sculptor, Chares of Lindus, dies. Lindus is said to have committed suicide when the cost exceeded his estimate. |
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