9. The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
00:00
The New Warlike Spirit of Tenostelan
On one side of the lake, king nessawal coyotol was writing poetry and building a library. On the other, its coatal was burning books in bonfires. Tlakalel claimed that only warriors who died in battle would go to serve witzela posli in the after life. This was a new age of militarism in which the warriors who die in battle were honored as the supreme heroes.
Transcript
Play full episode
