Antiquity
Zapotec Civilization
- Period
- 500 BC – AD 895
- Duration
- approx. 1,394 years
- Greatest extent
- around 91 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 69,000 km²
Period and duration
Zapotec Civilization — according to the map data from 500 BC to AD 895, roughly 1,394 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
Zapotec Civilization — greatest extent around 91 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 69,000 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 (501 BC)
No predecessors in the map data.
After
- Mixtec
Neighbours around 91 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in 91 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Zapotec Civilization 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.