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The Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan’s largest structure, is shown in the upper part of the photo. At its height around A.D. 500, Teotihuacan was larger than imperial Rome. The mobilization of manual labor to build such structures is one of the costs of state organization.

Jacques Jangoux/ Peter Arnold, Inc.