Luke Caverns

But what they do is somehow with those big, thick obsidian blades that are super sharp – They would break the rib cage and push down on one part and pull up on another part so they could then reach in and grab the still beating heart and rip it out. Any anesthesia? Nope. Nope. Nope. Not for these guys. It just ripped out.

But what they do is somehow with those big, thick obsidian blades that are super sharp – They would break the rib cage and push down on one part and pull up on another part so they could then reach in and grab the still beating heart and rip it out. Any anesthesia? Nope. Nope. Nope. Not for these guys. It just ripped out.

But what they do is somehow with those big, thick obsidian blades that are super sharp – They would break the rib cage and push down on one part and pull up on another part so they could then reach in and grab the still beating heart and rip it out. Any anesthesia? Nope. Nope. Nope. Not for these guys. It just ripped out.

See, that one, the person, the black person or gray is definitely holding one of those axes and he's got the heart up. And look, there's even a god going, yeah, give me more. The god is eating the heart. That's the death god, but he's not the war god. But look at the temple he's on. It's like covered in blood. The Aztecs said, they told the Spanish that...

See, that one, the person, the black person or gray is definitely holding one of those axes and he's got the heart up. And look, there's even a god going, yeah, give me more. The god is eating the heart. That's the death god, but he's not the war god. But look at the temple he's on. It's like covered in blood. The Aztecs said, they told the Spanish that...

See, that one, the person, the black person or gray is definitely holding one of those axes and he's got the heart up. And look, there's even a god going, yeah, give me more. The god is eating the heart. That's the death god, but he's not the war god. But look at the temple he's on. It's like covered in blood. The Aztecs said, they told the Spanish that...

In the last inauguration of the Temple Mayor, their main temple that has one side is to the war god, one side is to the rain god. But they said that over a three-day period, they sacrificed 20,000 people. And that at some point during the ceremony, the priests were ankle-deep in blood on top of the temple. That it was just a river of blood. And all these people were alive when they sacrificed.

In the last inauguration of the Temple Mayor, their main temple that has one side is to the war god, one side is to the rain god. But they said that over a three-day period, they sacrificed 20,000 people. And that at some point during the ceremony, the priests were ankle-deep in blood on top of the temple. That it was just a river of blood. And all these people were alive when they sacrificed.

In the last inauguration of the Temple Mayor, their main temple that has one side is to the war god, one side is to the rain god. But they said that over a three-day period, they sacrificed 20,000 people. And that at some point during the ceremony, the priests were ankle-deep in blood on top of the temple. That it was just a river of blood. And all these people were alive when they sacrificed.

Yep. Yep. And they also did, they had a ritual calendar where sacrifices occurred in some of the months. And then there were these battles. Actually, the Aztec Empire grew so big that it was a pain in the butt to get to the edge of the empire to actually fight people who weren't part of the empire.

Yep. Yep. And they also did, they had a ritual calendar where sacrifices occurred in some of the months. And then there were these battles. Actually, the Aztec Empire grew so big that it was a pain in the butt to get to the edge of the empire to actually fight people who weren't part of the empire.

Yep. Yep. And they also did, they had a ritual calendar where sacrifices occurred in some of the months. And then there were these battles. Actually, the Aztec Empire grew so big that it was a pain in the butt to get to the edge of the empire to actually fight people who weren't part of the empire.

So they kind of kicked out this group called the Tlaxcalans that live in between Mexico City and Veracruz. And they would just go every year to – fake war with them and capture them. And they could legitimately say, oh, these are not us. These are our enemies because we've never made peace with them. And so when Cortez showed up, it was the Tlaxcolins who were raised their hand.

So they kind of kicked out this group called the Tlaxcalans that live in between Mexico City and Veracruz. And they would just go every year to – fake war with them and capture them. And they could legitimately say, oh, these are not us. These are our enemies because we've never made peace with them. And so when Cortez showed up, it was the Tlaxcolins who were raised their hand.

So they kind of kicked out this group called the Tlaxcalans that live in between Mexico City and Veracruz. And they would just go every year to – fake war with them and capture them. And they could legitimately say, oh, these are not us. These are our enemies because we've never made peace with them. And so when Cortez showed up, it was the Tlaxcolins who were raised their hand.

You're like, yeah, we'll fight the Aztecs with you. We hate those guys. because they were just their sheep for this sort of activity. Did you do the math, Steve?

You're like, yeah, we'll fight the Aztecs with you. We hate those guys. because they were just their sheep for this sort of activity. Did you do the math, Steve?

You're like, yeah, we'll fight the Aztecs with you. We hate those guys. because they were just their sheep for this sort of activity. Did you do the math, Steve?

6,666.

6,666.