Culture & IdeasThe 3rd century

Culture & Ideas in the 3rd century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged culture and ideas — art, language, science and learning, narrowed to the 3rd century — 3 of them, drawn from 3 nations, running from 217 to 250. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
3
Nations
3
Earliest
217
Latest
250
Africa
2
North America
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. Africa

    Morocco

    Volubilis flourishes as a Roman city

    Volubilis reaches its height as a thriving provincial city, adorned with a basilica, triumphal arch, temples and elaborate mosaics before Rome withdraws from the interior.

    Era: Amazigh Mauretania and Roman Volubilis

    Sources: Archaeological Site of Volubilis · UNESCO World Heritage Centre

  2. Africa

    Tunisia

    Amphitheatre of El Djem

    The colossal amphitheatre of Thysdrus is built, the largest Roman amphitheatre in Africa and a later UNESCO World Heritage Site.

    Era: Roman Africa, Christianity & the Vandals

    Sources: Amphitheatre of El Jem — World Heritage List · UNESCO World Heritage Centre

  3. North America

    Mexico

    Classic Maya civilisation

    Maya city-states reach their height, producing hieroglyphic writing, advanced calendars, and astronomy, before the southern lowland centres are abandoned by about 900 CE.

    Era: Mesoamerican Civilisations

    Sources: Maya · Encyclopaedia Britannica