Synopsis
The Aztecs battle to save their civilisation from Spanish invaders – but is the real threat from the enemy within?
- Programme: Civilisations: Rise and Fall
- Episode: 03: Aztecs
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2025
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