A network of traveling merchant-spies were essential to the expansion of the Aztec Empire. In ancient Mesoamerica, an elite class of merchants helped build the Aztec Empire. How? By mastering the ...

P olish studio Play2Chill and German publisher Toplitz Productions have set the release date for their ambitious survival ...

NPR's history podcast Throughline takes us back to the year 1521 to understand the rise, fall and resilience of one of the great cities of the Aztec empire.

Modern-day Mexico City sits atop the ruins of this once-great center of the Aztec Empire.

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 ...

The story of how Hernán Cortés and a few hundred Spaniards conquered the mighty Aztec Empire, in the heart of what's now modern Mexico City, has become a foundational myth of European dominance ...

Likewise, the people of Central America, who once existed on the edges of the Aztec empire, find themselves facing poverty and violence and look to the north with hope. The Aztecs’ wit was ...

A new analysis of hundreds of obsidian artifacts from the Aztec Empire has revealed the vast trade networks that supplied obsidian, sometimes even from rivals.

Before visiting Mexico City, it is good to have a basic understanding of Aztec culture. Start learning with these 10 facts about Aztec history.