9. The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds (Part 2 of 2)

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Beneath the busy streets of Mexico City, a buried god lies waiting to be discovered...

This episode, we look back at the age of the Aztecs. Learn how this society grew from nothing to create one of the world's largest cities in the middle of a lake. Discover Aztec riddles, poetry and songs, as well as the bloody ritual of the flower wars. And hear the remarkable story of how this thriving empire collapsed all at once, in a matter of days.

Credits:

Sound engineering by Thomas Ntinas

Paintings provided by Rick Ortega and Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau

Voice Actors:

Jake Barrett-Mills
Rhy Brignell
Shem Jacobs
Annie Kelly
Lou Millington

[eternallove]

Most documentaries never discuss what the peoples ate. You not only covered the foods they consumed but how it was prepared. Thank you for this excellent series.

[DanielFlores-gevs]

As a Mexican, I must say this is hands down some of the best storytelling regarding our country's history. Congratulations and keep up the amazing work.

[BeastnHarlotDFO]

In today's age, the ability to grasp someone's undivided attention for 3+ hours is a remarkable feat. Amazing content, never stop setting the bar so high; thank you.

[markdiaz]

I came home after a long exhausting day of work then fell asleep watching a video about insane car crashes and woke up to the beginning of a Aztec documentary and actually watched the whole documentary. I didn't expect to be educated but I'm grateful thank you.

[larry-naylor]

I honestly think this is one if the saddest things I've ever heard. Thank you so much for posting, you've made the Aztecs really come alive for me.

[cosmopeaches]

Your seamless blend of art, poetry, and historic facts makes your documentaries so poignant and visceral. You bring the amazing Aztec city to life with such depth and emotion that the audience can sense the humidity of the lake air, feel the beat of the war drums in their chest, and smell the smoke from the smoldering buildings. All your videos and podcasts are absolutely amazing. Please keep up the incredible work!

[iknowyoureright]

The best and most extensive documentary on this entire subject that there is. This should be shown in schools and uni’s. Unreal work here, I enjoyed every second of it. Thank you.

[Salty-Cajun]

You have a way of painting with words. The writer immerses the listener in a long lost world, feeding us nuggets of truth while doing so. Absolutely amazingly, enlightening & entertaining.

[justinstoll]

Everything about this documentary puts the History Channel to shame. The visuals, narration and narrative weaved through the story, the detail, simply everything is great. I hope you expand your channel and and its success.

[WelfareChrist]

I love that Cortes asked the Tlaxcalans for 4, 000 warriors and they sent him 20 turkeys. I love stories from centuries ago of people being sassy, to know that that impulse has been around for as long as human culture itself.

[rco]

I've never in my life listened to 2 and half hours of lecture while in Uni. But i stayed up all night listening to this. It's like watching a movie with you as the director telling the actors in your mind how to play out the scenes according to the narration. Amazing experience, learning and enjoying at the same time. Wonderful piece of work! Bravo!

[ydnallah]

This series of documentaries/ podcasts are probably the best I’ve heard or seen, regardless of genre or subject. The makers and contributors to them should be extremely proud. Thank you 👏🏻

[gregsmithgalaxy]

My 3 main takeaways from this series, and I’ve watched all but one, is that every single empire since the dawn of agriculture was insanely violent, slavery was ubiquitous, and competent leadership was rare.

Also thank you for producing these. Truly exquisite work.

[CoqPwner]

''Instead, they sent him twenty turkeys, as a gift.''

Brilliant, imagine Cortéz' reaction.

[Beto-pnrl]

I have seen many documentaries about the Aztecs and this is by far the best one that has ever been done, It's like getting into a DeLorean and traveling to the past, Just excellent work done on this documentary by everyone involved in making it.
Thank you.👏🏼

[AntonioCabralNumberOne]

This is definitely the best documentary about the Aztecs that I've ever seen, and I thought I knew the basics, but knew nothing at all.
I could almost feel the sadness of those who lived to see their civilization and way of life to be torn appart so fast and so cruelly.
Even for our middle ages standards what happened was outrageous, and thus Cortes's end was not by chance.
I can only imagine what could we have benefited today if these civilizations weren't razed and had a chance to have contributed to our life today with their knowledge.

[munierparker]

This is an absolutely astonishing piece of work. I watched most of the first part of this story and thought the previous stories were better. Then you shifted gears suddenly and this story has escalated to heights where I can safely say that I've never felt this wounded by the story telling of a fallen empire. It's 3.30 am and I feel shell shocked at the loss of this empire. Thank you for amazing work.

[ZinaSofia-br]

This episode is particularly excellent! For anyone who wants to really cry more, "The Broken Spears" details the conquista in more detail from the Mexica perspective. Gives a true sense of their pride as a people in what they'd built and how harrowing the siege of Tenochtitlan was watching it be torn down around them

[robertperreira]

Of all the episodes in the series, this one is the most heart wrenching for me.

[coffeefordinner]

This was such a sorrowful episode, I cried during it. They way you’re able to paint with words is amazing, I feel like I was there and remember every major detail about the events that occurred. This channel is astonishingly great at educating you on ancient world history. They should show these on TV, in schools... Bravo. I subscribed on Patreon to show my support.