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Mentioned in 5 episodes

Fifth Sun

Book • 2019

Camilla Townsend

Fifth Sun offers a nuanced and empathetic portrayal of the Aztecs, drawing from indigenous sources written in Nahuatl.

It challenges traditional narratives by presenting the Aztecs as active agents in their own history, rather than passive victims of colonization.

The book explores their complex society, political strategies, and resilience in the face of conquest.

Mentioned by

Dominic Sandbrook

Mentioned in 5 episodes

Recommended by

Tom Holland

as the best book he read last year, offering a history of the Aztecs through Aztec eyes.

Recommended by

Dominic Sandbrook

as a wonderful book on Aztec society.

384. The Fall of the Aztecs: The Adventure Begins (Part 1)

Mentioned by

Dominic Sandbrook

as a book about the Aztecs, featuring imaginative prose to describe their world.

334: Athens and the Birth of Democracy

Mentioned by

Tom Holland

when discussing Aztec cosmology and human sacrifice.

387. The Fall of the Aztecs: Prisoners of Montezuma (Part 4)

Recommended by

Tom Holland

as a haunting and moving history book that helps understand the Aztecs.

390. The Fall of the Aztecs: War to the Death (Part 7)

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