Maya Temples: Like many Maya buildings, Maya temples were built of stone, with platforms on the top where wooden and thatch structures could be built. Temples tended to be pyramids, with steep stone steps leading to the top, where important ceremonies and sacrifices took place.
role in. P.G.T. Braxton Bragg, (born March 22, 1817, Warrenton, N.C., U.S.âdied Sept. 27, 1876, Galveston, Texas), Confederate officer in the U.S. Civil War (1861â65) whose successes in the West were dissipated when he failed to follow up on them.
Braxton /brax-ton/ [2 sylls.] as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Braxton is Brock's town.elow is a graphed comparison of the usage of the boy name Braxton and associated names. Prominent alternative forms of Braxton (#121 last year) are Brandt, Brant, Brantley (#120 last year) , Brock (#417) and Paxton (#260) .