
Richard Townsend gives the complete history of the Aztec civilization's rise from humble nomads to empire builders. Within a hundred years, the Aztecs established the largest empire in Mesoamerican history, and at Tenochtitlan built a vast, shimmering city in a lake, a Venice...


From their remote origins as migrating tribes to their rise as builders of empire, the Aztecs were among the most dynamic and feared peoples of ancient Mexico. This fully revised and reorganized third edition of Richard Townsend's masterly study presents an expanded view of their...


Recounts the Spanish conquest, describes Aztec culture and beliefs, and surveys findings from recent archaeological excavations.
