The Aztecs were not typical in terms of sacrificing people; they had wars with the primary goal of sacrificing people. Those captured wanted to be sacrificed because they believe it was an honorable death, restoring balance to nature after the great famines.
So none of your pontificating is reasonable except that we don't actually know how many were sacrificed. The 4k-5k figure is the lowest estimate, from oral tradition, but it's entirely possible that these claims were of one specific sacrificial holy site - there were 16 - especially since 5k x 16 is 80k.
There is no evidence that this is true at all. The Mexicah were universally hated by other mesoamerican tribes, and it is unlikely that these men would have been happy about being sacrificed to a deity from a completely different religion.
there were 16 - especially since 5k x 16 is 80k.
Yes, there was certainly more than one site, much more likely more than 16. The 80k number however is clearly for one temple at one location, during its consecration.
Tenochtitlan is now at part of a massively populated region, Mexico City, and has been excavated and closely studied, and still no remains have been found to support this number.
Exaggeration just makes it easy to dismiss the key point: Aztecs routinely made human sacrifices in large numbers, and were not the innocent little lambs portrayed by new age liberal retards.
Yes, there was certainly more than one site, much more likely more than 16. The 80k number however is clearly for one temple at one location, during its consecration.
Clearly? Who even said it was all at one site except you?
Full article is paywalled but they seem to have done a lot of research. I did misread that as 16 sites, when it's saying 15 other alters at other sites.
Also, done with this.
Did you even start?? The only thing you've contributed is trying to minimalize the Aztecs' savagery with some baseless opinions.
"Sacrifice was practised across the Valley of Mexico, and Aztec warriors accepted that they might receive the ‘flowered death by the obsidian knife’ as their own likely, even desirable, destiny"
Those sacrificed here were war prisoners taken from other tribes. They were not Mexicah (Aztecs). They followed completely different deities and religion. There would be no reason for them to find any honor in being sacrificed to a foreign god.
Who even said it was all at one site except you?
The 80k number refers exclusively to one event specifically, the re-consecration of The Great Temple at Tenochtitlan.
It is in the post itself. You argue like you read, at elementary level.
Also, you never addressed the lack of archaeological evidence to back the 80k sacrifices over 4 days claim. There simply is none.
It is simply logistically implausible to capture, mobilize, slaughter and dispose of such a large number of people, let alone leave no mass graves or at least a sizable ash layer (if cremated).
If you argue this poorly against someone who agrees with you, you will be handed your ass when you find real opposition.
They followed completely different deities and religion. There would be no reason for them to find any honor in being sacrificed to a foreign god
The other societies in the region had similar practices and beliefs - it's in the quote, dude. In the flower wars the sides would fight, take captives, and sacrifice those captives. What do you think, that the Aztecs were sacrificing their own warriors? Why would they fight and be desiring of death by obsidian blade (ie as a sacrifice) from their own people? Think for a second before reflexively responding with more lame opinions.
The 80k number refers exclusively to one event specifically, the re-consecration of The Great Temple at Tenochtitlan.
Yes one event, the four-day festival where sacrifices were held at several sites. Not one site. At least four thousand, less than 80,000. But we should pretend it was definitely only four thousand to kowtow to the left, according to you.
It is simply logistically implausible to capture, mobilize, slaughter and dispose of such a large number of people, let alone leave no mass graves or at least a sizable ash layer (if cremated).
There is no evidence that this is true at all.
To keep arguing when you have no evidence or facts, are you retarded?
The Aztecs were not typical in terms of sacrificing people; they had wars with the primary goal of sacrificing people. Those captured wanted to be sacrificed because they believe it was an honorable death, restoring balance to nature after the great famines.
So none of your pontificating is reasonable except that we don't actually know how many were sacrificed. The 4k-5k figure is the lowest estimate, from oral tradition, but it's entirely possible that these claims were of one specific sacrificial holy site - there were 16 - especially since 5k x 16 is 80k.
There is no evidence that this is true at all. The Mexicah were universally hated by other mesoamerican tribes, and it is unlikely that these men would have been happy about being sacrificed to a deity from a completely different religion.
Yes, there was certainly more than one site, much more likely more than 16. The 80k number however is clearly for one temple at one location, during its consecration.
Tenochtitlan is now at part of a massively populated region, Mexico City, and has been excavated and closely studied, and still no remains have been found to support this number.
Exaggeration just makes it easy to dismiss the key point: Aztecs routinely made human sacrifices in large numbers, and were not the innocent little lambs portrayed by new age liberal retards.
Also, done with this.
"Sacrifice was practised across the Valley of Mexico, and Aztec warriors accepted that they might receive the ‘flowered death by the obsidian knife’ as their own likely, even desirable, destiny"
Clearly? Who even said it was all at one site except you?
Regarding the Aztec Blood Festival: "All sources agree that on that day a huge number of captives were sacrificed to the gods on four altars set up on top of the pyramid in Tenochtitlan and 15 at other sacred sites in the city.
Full article is paywalled but they seem to have done a lot of research. I did misread that as 16 sites, when it's saying 15 other alters at other sites.
Did you even start?? The only thing you've contributed is trying to minimalize the Aztecs' savagery with some baseless opinions.
Those sacrificed here were war prisoners taken from other tribes. They were not Mexicah (Aztecs). They followed completely different deities and religion. There would be no reason for them to find any honor in being sacrificed to a foreign god.
The 80k number refers exclusively to one event specifically, the re-consecration of The Great Temple at Tenochtitlan.
It is in the post itself. You argue like you read, at elementary level.
Also, you never addressed the lack of archaeological evidence to back the 80k sacrifices over 4 days claim. There simply is none.
It is simply logistically implausible to capture, mobilize, slaughter and dispose of such a large number of people, let alone leave no mass graves or at least a sizable ash layer (if cremated).
If you argue this poorly against someone who agrees with you, you will be handed your ass when you find real opposition.
Done and done.
The other societies in the region had similar practices and beliefs - it's in the quote, dude. In the flower wars the sides would fight, take captives, and sacrifice those captives. What do you think, that the Aztecs were sacrificing their own warriors? Why would they fight and be desiring of death by obsidian blade (ie as a sacrifice) from their own people? Think for a second before reflexively responding with more lame opinions.
Yes one event, the four-day festival where sacrifices were held at several sites. Not one site. At least four thousand, less than 80,000. But we should pretend it was definitely only four thousand to kowtow to the left, according to you.
There is no evidence that this is true at all.
To keep arguing when you have no evidence or facts, are you retarded?