History of Teotihuacan
100 BC - 0 AD Proto-Teotihuacan (two small hamlets in northern pocket of Valley of Mexico, population = 5000)
0 BC - 150 AD Teotihuacan I - (Avenue of the Dead, Pyramid of the Sun established)
150 AD - 300 AD Teotihuacan II - (Grid pattern established)
300 AD - 650 AD Teotihuacan III - (Pinacle of development, population = 85,000-200,000)
650 AD - 750 AD Teotihuacan IV - Decline and fall
Besides the major ceremonial pyramids, there were also palaces and temples, especially near the north end of the city surrounding the plaza in front of the Pyramid of the Moon. These included the Palace of Quetzalcoatl, the Butterfly Palace, the Temple of the Feathered Conches, and the Palace of the Jaguars. The sophistication and artistry of the Teotihuacanos can be seen everywhere in the magnificent murals and stone carvings which adorn the walls of the palaces and apartment compounds.
The city met its end around 700 AD through deliberate destruction and burning by the hand of unknown invaders. Although a century earlier, around AD 600, almost all of Teotihuacan's influence over the rest of Mesoamerica had ceased, indicating some sort of internal malaise or decline before the destruction.
