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  2. Olmecs - Wikipedia

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    The rulers seem to have been the most important religious figures, with their links to the Olmec deities or supernaturals providing legitimacy for their rule. [86] There is also considerable evidence for shamans in the Olmec archaeological record, particularly in the so-called " transformation figures ".

  3. History of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    The Olmec civilization ended in 400 BC, with the defacing and destruction of San Lorenzo and La Venta, two of the major cities. It nevertheless spawned many other states, most notably the Mayan civilization, whose first cities began appearing around 700–600 BC. Olmec influences continued to appear in many later Mesoamerican civilizations.

  4. List of tlatoque of Tenochtitlan - Wikipedia

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    The rulers of Tenochtitlan were always pre-eminent and gradually transitioned into the sole rulers of the empire; under either Tizoc (1481–1486) [1] or Ahuitzotl (1486–1502), [2] the tlatoque of Tenochtitlan assumed the grander title huehuetlatoani ("supreme tlatoani") to indicate their superiority over the other tlatoque in the alliance. [2]

  5. List of Roman emperors - Wikipedia

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    Coin of Pescennius Niger, a Roman usurper who claimed imperial power AD 193–194. Legend: IMP CAES C PESC NIGER IVST AVG. While the imperial government of the Roman Empire was rarely called into question during its five centuries in the west and fifteen centuries in the east, individual emperors often faced unending challenges in the form of usurpation and perpetual civil wars. [30]

  6. Olmec religion - Wikipedia

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    The rulers seem to have been the most important religious figures, with their links to the Olmec deities or supernaturals providing legitimacy for their rule. [2] [a] There is also considerable evidence for shamans in the Olmec archaeological record, particularly in the so-called "transformation figures". [3] Figure from Las Limas monument 1.

  7. Pre-Columbian era - Wikipedia

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    The Olmec influence extended ... The Huetar were composed of several independent kingdoms, such as the western kingdom ruled by Garabito and the eastern kingdom ruled ...

  8. Nezahualcoyotl (tlatoani) - Wikipedia

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    Nezahualcoyotl (Classical Nahuatl: Nezahualcoyōtl [nesawalˈkojoːtɬ], modern Nahuatl pronunciation ⓘ), "Howling Coyote" (April 28, 1402 – June 4, 1472) was a scholar, philosopher (), warrior, architect, poet and ruler of the city-state of Texcoco in pre-Columbian era Mexico.

  9. Olmec influences on Mesoamerican cultures - Wikipedia

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    The causes and degree of Olmec influences on Mesoamerican cultures has been a subject of debate over many decades. Although the Olmecs are considered to be perhaps the earliest Mesoamerican civilization, [1] there are questions concerning how and how much the Olmecs influenced cultures outside the Olmec heartland.