Tenochtitlan, a metropolis built in the middle of a lake, with floating islands supported by piles. The date: November 1519.

May 16 has been a date marked by significant events throughout history, spanning continents and centuries, each contributing ...

The Aztecs didn't discover obsidian. It was already the most common raw material in Mesoamerica when they arrived in the ...

Mexican pyramids are a key feature of ancient Mesoamerican architecture. While they share some similarities with Egyptian ...

Recounting the tale of the Spanish conquest, Aztec Rhapsodies tells of heroism, triumph and tragedy in epic verse.

Short and sweet. Epic has already revealed what the new map will look like--we're getting four new named locations, each of which will occupy a corner of the map. The updated battle royale map for ...

In the end, this small band of POWs and deserters, whose strength was seen by Leon Trotsky as the chief threat to Soviet rule, helped destroy the Austro-Hungarian Empire and found Czecho-Slovakia.

Night - Mostly cloudy. Winds S at 8 mph (12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 51 °F (10.6 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 72 °F (22.2 °C). Winds variable at 9 to 24 mph (14.5 to 38.6 kph ...

A fluorescent X-ray chemical analysis was able to pinpoint its creation to between 1519-1520, according to INAH, which coincides with the time Cortes ordered gold objects stolen from an Aztec ...

the capital of the Aztec empire. The Spanish razed Tenochtitlan in 1521 to found Mexico City, conquering the Aztecs. The pyramid newly discovered last month as part of an investigation begun in ...