Trace the astonishing story of the Aztecs who rose from a beleaguered band of barely over 1,000 to dominate nearly all of Mexico in just over 400 years.

This video story not only traces the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs and Maya, but also follows the journeys, in 1839, of New York explorer John L. Stephens to these strange and wonderful cities. Using computer graphic reconstruction, animated maps, classic art, reanactment and beautiful on-location cinematography, the viewer sees Teotihuacan, Cholula, Monte Alban, Chichen Itza, Tenochtitlian, Tikal, Copan, Uxmal, and Palenque as they might have looked...

Travel from present-day Mexico City to over 500 years into the past to explore the Aztec Empire, a wealthy and highly organized society. See archaeological excavations of temples and statues and the island city of Tenochtitlan. Learn what everyday life may have been like for Aztec people.

"As the last great Aztec ruler, Montezuma II inherited a sprawling yet fragile empire. This program studies his governance, its abrupt end at the hands of the conquistadors, and its historical meanings. Paralleling a major exhibition at the British Museum, the film features artifacts, architecture, and images that speak to Montezuma's humanity, his self-proclaimed divinity, and the cultural context in which he ruled. These include depictions from...

The TARDIS arrives in fifteenth century Mexico inside the tomb of the Aztec High Priest Yetaxa. The travelers get cut off. Barbara is proclaimed to be Yetaxa's divine reincarnation. However, she incurs the wrath of the High Priest of Sacrifice when she tries to use her authority to put an end to human sacrifices.