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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786359803321

Autore

Rojas José Luis de

Titolo

Tenochtitlan [[electronic resource] ] : capital of the Aztec empire / / José Luis de Rojas ; foreword by Michael Smith, Marilyn Masson, and John Janusek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, c2012

ISBN

0-8130-4303-4

0-8130-4262-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Collana

Ancient cities of the New World

Altri autori (Persone)

SmithMichael Ernest <1953->

MassonMarilyn A

JanusekJohn Wayne <1963->

Disciplina

972.52018

972.5301

972/.5301

Soggetti

Aztecs - Antiquities

Indians of Mexico - Mexico - Mexico City - Antiquities

Mexico City (Mexico) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Mesoamerica: a constellation of cities -- The Mexicas' search for a home -- The rise and fall of the Mexica capital -- The construction of a metropolis -- A visit to Tenochtitlan -- Supply and distribution -- Activities of the Tenochca -- The life of the Tenochca -- Tenochtitlan: capital of an empire -- From Tenochtitlan to Mexico City.

Sommario/riassunto

An accessible overview of archaeological knowledge of the seat of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlan.