Of the four brothers, Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl were principally responsible for the creation of the world, or worlds, of which the Aztec believed there were four previous.

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an 800-year-old Aztec pyramid in the heart of Mexico City that could show the ancient city is at least a century older than previously thought.

The Aztec civilization was deeply spiritual, with a vast pantheon of gods influencing every aspect of life. Their religion was built on a balance between creation and destruction, embodied by ...