Oxford is older than the Aztec Empire

Dates that seem far apart can overlap in ways that change how we picture the past.

Teaching begins

There is evidence of teaching at Oxford as early as 1096, making it the oldest university in the English-speaking world.

A city rises

The Aztec city of Tenochtitlan was founded in 1325, more than two centuries later.

Oxford had been teaching students for generations before Tenochtitlan existed.

Looking at timelines

Putting events side by side is one of the best ways to understand how long ago they really happened.