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Tenochtitlan: Capital of the Aztec Empire (Ancient Cities of the New World)
Jose Luis de Rojas
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paperback. An accessible overview of archaeological knowledge of the seat of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlan. Series: Ancient Cities of the New World. Num Pages: 236 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, maps, figures. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire before the Spanish conquest, rivalled any other great city of its time. In Europe, only Paris, Venice, and Constantinople were larger. Cradled in the Valley of Mexico, the city is unique among New World capitals in that it was well-described and chronicled by the conquistadors who subsequently demolished it. This means that, though centuries of redevelopment have frustrated efforts to access the ancient city’s remains, much can be told about its urban landscape, politics, economy, and religion.
While Tenochtitlan commands a great deal of attention from archaeologists and Mesoamerican scholars, very little has ... Read more
Tenochtitlan, capital of the Aztec empire before the Spanish conquest, rivalled any other great city of its time. In Europe, only Paris, Venice, and Constantinople were larger. Cradled in the Valley of Mexico, the city is unique among New World capitals in that it was well-described and chronicled by the conquistadors who subsequently demolished it. This means that, though centuries of redevelopment have frustrated efforts to access the ancient city’s remains, much can be told about its urban landscape, politics, economy, and religion.
While Tenochtitlan commands a great deal of attention from archaeologists and Mesoamerican scholars, very little has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Series
Ancient Cities of the New World
Number of Pages
236
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813060316
SKU
V9780813060316
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About Jose Luis de Rojas
José Luis de Rojas is professor of anthropology at the Complutense University of Madrid. He is the author of nearly a dozen books, including Ethnohistory of America, The Indian Monies and Their Use in New Spain, and The Aztecs.
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