Aztec warriors and gods in the House of the Eagles

In this video, art historians Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker discuss the ‘House of the Eagles’, which was part of the sacred precinct of Tenochtitlán, an Aztec city that flourished between 1325-1521C.E.

Tenochtitlán was largely destroyed by the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés after a siege in 1521, and modern-day Mexico City now lies over much of its remains.

During the Aztec reign, the primary purpose of the House of the Eagles was to be a sanctuary for the elite Eagle and Jaguar warriors to train in warfare tactics and perform sacred rituals, like blood offerings.

The art historians also discuss life-size statues of an Aztec god of the underworld Mictlantecuhtli and an Eagle Warrior, c. 1400-1521 C.E., discovered in the House of the Eagles and housed today in Mexico City’s Templo Mayor Museum.

View the original video here.

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