# Aztec empire
Throwing Slaves Overboard to Drown and Other Dark Moments From History
History is chock full of dark examples of people’s inhumanity to each other. From the throwing of slaves into the ocean to drown then filing insurance claims for their value, to blind…
Most People Picture History Wrong, These Facts Will Set them Straight
Common knowledge and conventional wisdom about much of history are often woefully lacking in actual knowledge and wisdom. For example,…
Mexico’s President is Asking for an Apology from King Felipe VI and the Pope 500 Years After Historical Conquest
No matter what war you are thinking about throughout history, they all end badly for someone because somebody's loved one…
20 Downright Bizarre Details About the History of Chocolate that We Love to Sink Our Teeth Into
Every day, highways around the world are packed with trucks hauling literally tonnes of sweet, sugary packets of brown confectionary:…
Details Showing the Brutality of the Aztec Empire in Mesoamerica
The various cultures which existed in Mesoamerica in the centuries which preceded the arrival of the Europeans ensured that it…
A Series of Catastrophic Events and Decisions Led to the Tragic Fall of Montezuma
Montezuma II (circa 1467 – 1520, reigned 1502 - 1520) was the Aztec Empire’s Tlatoani – a position equivalent to…
Facts About How The Aztec Culture Handled Their Desires
The Aztec civilization flourished from the 14th to 16th century. Living in what is now known as Mexico, the Aztecs…
Here is How a New Discovery is Changing Everything We Thought We Knew About the Death of 22 Million Aztecs
What killed millions of Aztecs? For over a century historians, anthropologists, archeologists, and other researchers have debated this question. It…
12 of History’s Greatest Back Stabbers and their Dramatic Consequences
According to folk etymology, the term "double-cross", as in deception by some kind of double-dealing, originated with the 18th century…
Tenochtitlan: 8 Things You Didn’t Know About The Aztec Floating City that Rivaled Venice
“Even we who have seen these things with our own eyes, are yet so amazed as to be unable to…