The Aztecs maintained their empire — and fended off rival societies — through a highly effective, well-trained military. All Aztec boys were trained from an early age for war in special ...

T he Aztec Empire was a fascinating Mesoamerican civilization, which, at the height of its power, spanned tens of thousands ...

Aztec warriors besiege Spaniards, uned the command of Alvarado, who are holing up in Moctezuma's palace in this engraving from the 16th century. AGE/FOTOSTOCK.

Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams ... One hypothesis is that it was used in battle, with hundreds of warriors blowing their whistles simultaneously as a battle cry.

Throughline takes us back 500 years to understand the rise, fall and resilience of the great Aztec city Tenochititlán. The story of European dominance has been largely accepted as historical truth.

In Pilsen, Manuel ‘MATR’ Macias says his new mural of an Aztec warrior is meant to evoke struggle He based the mural at 1451 W. 18th St. in Pilsen on a 2017 photo by Gustavo ‘Gus’ Mejia of ...