oxford university has been operating since 1249

Oxford University has been operating since (~1249 AD) before the founding of the Aztec Empire (1325 AD), and it’s not even the oldest known university (India’s Nalanda University was around for hundreds of year beforehand).

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Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/oxford-university-is-older-than-the-aztecs-1529607/


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  1. That looks like the Temple of Kukulcan, built by the Mayas between the 8th and 12 centuries, which is before Oxford University began.

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