Antiquity
Moche culture
- Period
- 1 BC – AD 799
- Duration
- approx. 799 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 500
- Area (max.)
- approx. 100,000 km²
Period and duration
Moche culture — according to the map data from 1 BC to AD 799, roughly 799 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Moche culture — greatest extent around AD 500: the mapped borders then cover about 100,000 km², roughly 0.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (2 BC)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
Neighbours around AD 500
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Nazca culture
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 500 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Moche culture on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.