Caracol Vs Tikal

Evidence in South America of battle between Mayan city-states Caracol and Tikal during the Classic Period example the rise of power of a city-state after its defeat in battle. Tikal spent the previous 130 years dominating the political landscape when city-states Caracol and Calakmul gained victory after warfare to Tikal. The two cities remained in power until Tikal and another city-state, Naranjo escaped Caracol and Calakmul’s rule to govern themselves again. Tikal then brought royal dynasties to cities Dos Pilas and Siebel that formed alliances as Tikal thrived on, where the only other alliances came from intermarriage of city-state’s royals, as exampled in ancient Sumer. Dos Pilas ended up keeping the Tikal political structure and became