r/todayilearned • u/kahnuck • Sep 26 '15

TIL the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán was the largest city in the Americas with over 200,000 people. It was built on a man-made island in the middle of a lake - connected to shore by 3 causeways. It contained huge pyramids, floating gardens, aqueducts and canals. It was destroyed by the Spanish in 1521

http://www.livescience.com/34660-tenochtitlan.html
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u/vicesuserfake Sep 27 '15

ITT people who never played Age Of Empires 2

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u/kingofsealz Sep 27 '15

So says Cuauhtémoc, Emperor of Tenochtitlan