The Architecture of Power: Great Palaces of the Ancient World

The Palace of Montezuma II at Tenochitlan (1x22)

Air date: Sep 12, 2018

The Aztec capital, founded in a swamp, developed into the largest city in the Pre-Columbian Americas. Meet Montezuma II, creator of Tenochtitlán, a staunch believer in omens, and father to hundreds. Learn how a Spanish army of a few hundred men led by Hernan Cortes conquered an empire of millions.