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The Ancients

Pyramid of the Sun

The Ancients

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4.73.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The Pyramid of the Sun is ancient America’s Great Pyramid of Giza. Built in the legendary city of Teotihuacán, and given its name by the Aztecs, this magnificent step pyramid is another great wonder of the ancient world. But who built it? And what for? 


In today’s episode of The Ancients Tristan Hughes is joined by Annabeth Headrick, an expert on all things Teotihuacán to explore and uncover the mysteries that surround this massive Mesoamerican monument. 


Presented by Tristan Hughes. Edited by Aidan Lonergan. The producer is Joseph Knight, the senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.


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UK. Now when someone mentions pyramids your mind will probably instantly think of the

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great monuments that define ancient Egypt today. Perhaps the great pyramid of Giza

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on the Giza Plateau, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world,

1:25.5

or maybe the step pyramid of Josa at Sakara, perhaps even the fascinating bent pyramid.

1:36.0

But the Egyptians, they weren't the only great pyramid builders in antiquity. Thousands of miles to the west across the Atlantic Ocean at the same time that Rome was building some of its great structures such as the

1:46.0

mausoleum of Augustus, the Coliseum, at about roughly the same time, other ancient peoples in Mesoamerica were building impressive pyramids to

1:56.8

dominate their settlements, with one of the most impressive being found at the

2:01.4

ancient city of Tejihuan in Central Mexico, the

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