The descendants of the victoríous king, Great-Jaguar-Paw, launched an ambitious buílding program that changed the face of the city and adorned the terrace in front of the North Acropolis with a forest of tree-stones. These stelae tell us something about the changíng emphasís of kingshíp in Tíkal, for the kings who reigned after Great-Jaguar-Paw's grandson, Stormy Sky, chose a different style of representíng themselves, one that emphasized their humanity by simplifying the cluster of symbolism surrounding them. In place of the old-style portraits that depicted them in full royal regalía, these rulers depícted themselves holding simple decorated staffs in rituals celebrating period endings in the Maya calendar.
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