Aztecs: Inside the hidden empire 5/5

Ancient Voices - Aztecs: Inside the hidden empire Part 5

Brutal, Sophisticated, Misunderstood, Beneath the sprawl of modern-day Mexico City lie the once-glorious remains of the Aztec Capital of Tenochtitlan. From this teeming 15th-century hub, the Aztecs ruled a realm of fabulous architecture, advanced science and intricate artwork. But they are best known for their reliance on human sacrifice and violent conquest to control their world. Why, then, did a civilization capable of such beauty and accomplishment harbor such violence at its very heart? Join leading researchers on a journey from the magnificent past of North America's greatest empire to its poignant remnants today. Visit the ghostly ruins of Teotihuacan where the Aztec myth was born and through virtual-reality, see the long-vanished Tenochtitlan rise again in all its ceremonial splendor. Then, witness the arrival of the Spanish and the grisly excesses on both sides that ultimately led to the Aztecs' downfall. Aztecs: Inside the Hidden Empire reveals all the complex and surprising sides of this world of "blood and flowers." Now, renowned experts and breakthrough techniques reveal history's most sought-after secrets...in the echo of ANCIENT VOICES. See lost worlds brought to life again through state-of-the-art virtual reality reconstructions, stunning location filming and evocative reenactments. And get closer than ever before to the extraordniary human minds behind the myths, mysteries and monuments.

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[LEGIONARIO1970]

I'm glad they had Carlos Fuentes in this documentary, he is one of the most recognize and authorized intelectuals in Mexico.

[sid300e]

Maybe some day there will be a revival of the Aztec culture. But first Mexicans and those of Mexican descent have to get educated and gain enough influence to spark it.

[choco405]

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[DelgadoLHM1]

"As where Aztecs took captives live on the battlefield, these enemies shot to kill."

[noledgewise1]

I'm Mexo-American and if never been much interested in my roots because the soil is contaminated with innocent blood. Imagine how many flys there must have been around back then?? Why couldn't they just flys instead??

[dragondisaster]

Is the narrator Mark Hamil who was Luke Skywalker from Star Wars or a different Mark Hamil

[realazteck]

thats why i hate spaniards! they destroyed and hurt aztecs!! anyways i have aztec blood still!! and im proud of it!! aztecs could won that war! but moctezuma didnt want to attack cortez at the begining! fuck spain fuck all their people!!

[tanutanju]

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jk

[vutube379]

I think I know more historical fact than Fuentes. The Aztecs practised Baptism for infants BEFORE ANY SPANIARD came into the picture; the birth of a child was a big event and there were many involved in the celebration, the name based on favorable astrological positions. Their most revered god was a goddess which is why they now revere the Virgin Mary even more than Jesus. The Spaniards could not destroy their religious deities or beliefs for the Aztecs were a highly religious society.

[vutube379]

Mexicans want to learn about their great Aztec Empire history? Start by reading a book entitled: Daily Life of the Aztecs by Jacques Soustelle; this book should be on every Mexican kid's book shelf.

[vutube379]

It is propaganda in the sense the facts have been distorted to show still a savage people only tempered slightly here and the false impression that the Aztecs serpent god was anything remotely close to a "fair-skinned ruler." Modern scholars and historians reject that as Spanish revisionist history. Unfortunately, this documentary, & I've seen 2 segments doesn't speak to the real truth. Even 80 thousand killed at one time has been regarded as an numerical IMPOSSIBILITY so why repeat it the lie?