For a brief period one of those city-states prevailed and became the closest thing to an empire in Maya history. It was ruled by the Snake kings of the Kaanul dynasty, which until just a few ...

Archaeologists have uncovered new stucco reliefs at the ancient Maya city of Dzibanché, providing fresh insights into the ...

In 735, Ruler 3 from the Maya city known today as Dos Pilas, which lies southwest of Tikal, captured the ruler of Seibal, Yich'ak Balam, and his city, leading to about 60 years of foreign rule.

The story of Pakal the great Pakal the great was a famous Maya ruler. Discover his life and rule. What happened to the Maya? Discover what has been found from the ancient Maya.

The foreign ruler who seems to have taken over Ucanal (and probably several other Maya kingdoms) was a military strongman ...

Palenque's wealth of epigraphy (inscriptions) and recorded history has helped archaeologists to build the first time line of rulers of a Maya city—one that, while impressive, is still fuzzy in ...

From here, travel via the stunning Roberto Barrios Waterfall to Palenque, where one of the most famous Maya rulers, Pacal the Great, was buried. Then, head southward to Bonampak, renowned for its ...

Each of the ancient Maya cities was ruled by a different king or queen. The Maya believed these rulers had to keep the gods happy. Pakal ruled for 68 years from 615-683 AD, the fifth longest of ...