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290| 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. | | 290 | China [births and deaths] | Wu-ti (Wudi), founder and first emperor of the Western Chin dynasty 265–90, dies in Lo-yang, China (c. 54). | | 290 | UK, Roman Empire [political events] | The soldier and naval commander Carausius, a self-proclaimed Roman emperor who has established himself in Britain, is reluctantly acknowledged by Maximian and Diocletian as a third emperor. He rules in Britain for the next three years, efficiently defeating Saxon and Frankish raids. |
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