Do you think that Aztec warriors ever wondered if, perhaps, they were the baddies?
If Warhammer 40k is any indication, skulls scattered around everywhere just reinforce your certainty that you're the good guys. It's only when they start getting heaped in pyramids that you might be the bad guys, at which point it's too late for you to realize you're the baddies.
I think I had a death whistle waiting for that video to get to the point.
Well, that was unpleasant. But pretty much par for the course for what was essentially a society founded on mass murder.
Aren't they all, man?
Yes, but for the most part, it's all just sort of implied. We dont hold annual festivals revolving around carving out the hearts of the poor bastards making our smartphones.
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I've always wondered how much of that is taken solely from the accounts of Spanish conquerors and how much of it is based in the actual traditional practices of the Aztecs.
Because that seems like a real, real bad way to run a highly advanced empire. Like, the Spanish thought they'd walked into a dream when they saw the floating gardens in Tenochtitlan, surely a society as advanced as all that wouldn't have gotten there by carving out every third dude's heart.
I've always wondered how much of that is taken solely from the accounts of Spanish conquerors and how much of it is based in the actual traditional practices of the Aztecs.
Because that seems like a real, real bad way to run a highly advanced empire. Like, the Spanish thought they'd walked into a dream when they saw the floating gardens in Tenochtitlan, surely a society as advanced as all that wouldn't have gotten there by carving out every third dude's heart.
While the conquistadors accounts could be taken with a grain of salt, there was an awful lot of human remains found around the pyramids. Also, the unashamed art depictions of ritual sacrifice, the other tribes accounts of slave wars and sacrifices, the frankly disturbing way all remaining Aztec documents refer to it like it was a perfectly normal everyday thing, doesnt really paint a healthy picture. Just because the Aztecs were advanced doesnt mean their society resembled what we'd consider normal.
I've always wondered how much of that is taken solely from the accounts of Spanish conquerors and how much of it is based in the actual traditional practices of the Aztecs.
Because that seems like a real, real bad way to run a highly advanced empire. Like, the Spanish thought they'd walked into a dream when they saw the floating gardens in Tenochtitlan, surely a society as advanced as all that wouldn't have gotten there by carving out every third dude's heart.
So, a lot of the detailed first-hand accounts are from the codexies created by monks and spaniards to document the area. However, there's also a lot of remains left behind as well as the ritual implements, statuary, murals, and friezes. It's also not limited to the Aztecs. The Maya, the Toltec, the Inca and the people who built Teotihuacan sacrificed as well. Though, the Maya did much more ritual bloodletting than "to the death" sacrifices (though they still did some).
Other civilizations that ritually sacrificed people, Ancient Rome (later outlawed, but not entirely abandoned), Qin, and Egypt.
Actually romans made a couple really epic sounding ritual human sacrifices called "Devotio". In a few ancient battles, when the tide turned against them, one of the presiding Consuls would don a purple striped cloak, veil his face, and devote his life to the gods of the underworld in exchange for victory. Then he'd ride his horse into the heart of the enemy and cause as much havoc as possible before being killed himself. This actually worked really well, and the romans report that each time their enemies were fairly perplexed or scared by this masked, purple man riding into their lines and just kind of laying waste.
Long story short, human sacrifice was way more common than people give credit for. It just wasnt the foundation of an entire civilization for the most part, but the Aztecs eventually formed their whole society around it. Similar to how Rome went into decline when their expansionism was halted, the Aztecs couldnt survive without subjects to enslave and massacre.
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Man, I have some major world culture gaps in my learning
Actually romans made a couple really epic sounding ritual human sacrifices called "Devotio". In a few ancient battles, when the tide turned against them, one of the presiding Consuls would don a purple striped cloak, veil his face, and devote his life to the gods of the underworld in exchange for victory. Then he'd ride his horse into the heart of the enemy and cause as much havoc as possible before being killed himself. This actually worked really well, and the romans report that each time their enemies were fairly perplexed or scared by this masked, purple man riding into their lines and just kind of laying waste.
Is it wrong that I awesomed this? It just sounds like an incredibly badass act for whatever particular Consul was doing it.
Has anyone watched Channel Zero? Is it any good? I love me some Candle Cove but SyFy Original does not fill me with confidence
the first season was ok at best. I don't want Candle Cove explained and that's what it does and it's not particularly neat or scary but it is interesting. Haven't watched season 2 yet
Season 2 was pretty good. That's based off "No End House". Season three is supposed to be based off "Stairs in the Woods" but goes off on a whole rich immortal cannibals thing that barely touches the stairs so I think it suffers from the severe divergence from the source creepy pasta, we stopped watching that one after a few episodes.
Before following any advice, opinions, or thoughts I may have expressed in the above post, be warned: I found Keven Costners "Waterworld" to be a very entertaining film.
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They're going pretty literal for the Frisky Dingo reboot, huh?
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I watched two horror movies tonight! A Cure for Wellness was weird and uncomfortable but only ok, Get Out was weird and WAY MORE UNCOMFORTABLE and also truly excellent.
I remember catching Garth Marenghi's Dark Place for the first time randomly back when it was on adult swim and was completely on board the moment I heard that intro.
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Apparently that shot in the intro of the ambulance exploding is the single most expensive thing in the show, and... they never used it.
Also, very hard to pick a best moment, but Sanchez having to put down his gun is way up there.
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If Warhammer 40k is any indication, skulls scattered around everywhere just reinforce your certainty that you're the good guys. It's only when they start getting heaped in pyramids that you might be the bad guys, at which point it's too late for you to realize you're the baddies.
so i'm guessing this never got finished, which is a real shame.
or... i guess maybe that is where it ends, which is an unsettling thought on its own.
Gotta love the classics.
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Well, that was unpleasant. But pretty much par for the course for what was essentially a society founded on mass murder.
Aren't they all, man?
Yes, but for the most part, it's all just sort of implied. We dont hold annual festivals revolving around carving out the hearts of the poor bastards making our smartphones.
Because that seems like a real, real bad way to run a highly advanced empire. Like, the Spanish thought they'd walked into a dream when they saw the floating gardens in Tenochtitlan, surely a society as advanced as all that wouldn't have gotten there by carving out every third dude's heart.
While the conquistadors accounts could be taken with a grain of salt, there was an awful lot of human remains found around the pyramids. Also, the unashamed art depictions of ritual sacrifice, the other tribes accounts of slave wars and sacrifices, the frankly disturbing way all remaining Aztec documents refer to it like it was a perfectly normal everyday thing, doesnt really paint a healthy picture. Just because the Aztecs were advanced doesnt mean their society resembled what we'd consider normal.
So, a lot of the detailed first-hand accounts are from the codexies created by monks and spaniards to document the area. However, there's also a lot of remains left behind as well as the ritual implements, statuary, murals, and friezes. It's also not limited to the Aztecs. The Maya, the Toltec, the Inca and the people who built Teotihuacan sacrificed as well. Though, the Maya did much more ritual bloodletting than "to the death" sacrifices (though they still did some).
Other civilizations that ritually sacrificed people, Ancient Rome (later outlawed, but not entirely abandoned), Qin, and Egypt.
Human sacrifice is kind of a hard to the PTA
Is it wrong that I awesomed this? It just sounds like an incredibly badass act for whatever particular Consul was doing it.
the first season was ok at best. I don't want Candle Cove explained and that's what it does and it's not particularly neat or scary but it is interesting. Haven't watched season 2 yet
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Some of those face images would be perfect to hide in "haunted photos."
They're going pretty literal for the Frisky Dingo reboot, huh?
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Also, very hard to pick a best moment, but Sanchez having to put down his gun is way up there.
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Buddehs, right?
God I love that show. That and Look Around You.
They used it in every episode though
In the intro
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What the hell did I just watch??! Holy moly!!! I love it! Episode 1 down :biggrin: