Clash of Empires is a fictionalized account of Hernan Cortez’s conquest of Mexico, where the Aztecs' cult of human sacrifice ...

Huitzilopochtli: The Aztec God of War and the Sun (Most Important Aztec God) Huitzilopochtli (weet·see·luh·powch·tuh·lee), whose name means Hummingbird of the South, was themost important ...

Treasure trove of Aztec war sacrifices including a child who was slaughtered to please the gods discovered in Mexico City could lead to emperor’s long-lost royal tomb The offerings in Mexico ...

11 Ahuitzotl was the eighth Aztec ruler Credit: Wikipedia 11 Huitzilopochtli is the war god in the Aztec religion Credit: Wikipedia 11 The Templo Mayor in Mexico Credit: Getty - Contributor 11 ...

It was rebuilt six times to mark the reigns of various Aztec emperors, but had two temples that remained dedicated to two gods – Tlaloc, the god of rain, and Huitzilopochtli, the god of war.

Tomas Cruz, an archaeologist with the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH), works at a site where the 500-year-old interior of a partially-excavated stone box shows an Aztec offering ...

Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec sun and war god. Solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion, and also the patron god of the Aztecs and their capital city, Tenochtitlan, as depicted in Codex Tovar.

The west-facing wolf represented Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec war god and solar deity. Wolves were believed to help guide fallen warriors across a dangerous river in the netherworld. The Templo ...

One-Third Of Aztec Human Skull Tower Contained Heads Of Sacrificed Women The sacrifices may have re-enacted the deadly battle between the Aztec war god and his sister.

A TREASURE trove of Aztec war sacrifices including a child and jaguar were discovered in holy temple in Mexico City. Archaeologists believe the latest finding could be from the resting place of ...

A trove of Aztec sacrifices including a richly adorned jaguar dressed as a warrior and recently discovered in downtown Mexico City could lead archaeologists to the most tantalizing find yet: an ...