In All About History issue 121, on sale now, you can explore the rise of the Aztec Empire, from its simple origins to the massive Central American superpower that it became. Learn about how its ...

"Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Aztec empire, curated by Felipe Solís, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, October 15, 2004-February 13, 2005"--T.p. verso. "This exhibition is ...

The story of the fall of the Aztec empire is a compelling human drama that has all to often been oversimplified into a story of perceived technological or cultural advantage. For centuries, Western ...

August 13, 1521 marks the fall of the Aztec Empire. Historian John Schmidt reminds us what led to its downfall. (Photo: Flickr/Ted Van Pelt) ...

The Aztec Empire was one of the most powerful civilizations in pre-Columbian America. Its cities, engineering, and ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an Aztec palace and a conquistador’s house in the heart of Mexico City. Numerous basalt slabs from the palace were found beneath Nacional Monte de Piedad, ...

San Diego State University’s debate over the Aztec Warrior mascot is patronizing to the great indigenous nation whose name the school represents. Although well-intentioned, the controversial movement ...

The decision to retain the Aztec warrior as a symbol for San Diego State University is probably the right one. While in general it’s not a good idea to use human beings as mascots, the Aztec warrior ...

Aztec priests at Tenochtitlán offered a whole galaxy of starfish to the war god Huitzilopochtli 700 years ago, along with a trove of other objects from the distant edges of the Aztec Empire.