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1550 BCE
Maya early occupation at Cuello is established
First Known Description of Diabetes Symptoms, Found on Egyptian Papyrus by Physician Hesy-Ra -
750 BCE
Nakbe is the earliest well-documented city in the Maya lowlands where large structures have been dated to around 750 BC
First Olympic Games Held in Olympia, Greece -
300 BCE
Hieroglyphic writing was being used in the Maya region by the 3rd century BC
Colossus of Rhodes Built -
250 BCE
The Classic period is largely defined as when the Maya were raising sculpted monuments
Lighthouse of Alexandria Built -
80
During the 9th century AD, the central Maya region suffered major political collapse, marked by the abandonment of cities, the ending of dynasties, and a northward shift in activity.
Colosseum Completed -
1511
Contact period and Spanish conquest (1511–1697 AD)
