Civilisations: Rise and Fall Aztecs (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | Documentary

Civilisations: Rise and Fall

Aztecs (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | Documentary

The Aztec Empire peaks under Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan. When Cortes arrives in 1519, internal divisions emerge as the Spanish presence threatens this powerful civilization.

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11 cast members

Name	Known for
Sophie Okonedo Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Hotel Rwanda (2004)
David Bedella Moctezuma Moctezuma See fewer	All the Old Knives (2022)
Adam Bond Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés See fewer	Finding Jesus: Faith. Fact. Forgery. (2015)
Jorge Zárate Aztec Spy (as Jordi Zarate) Aztec Spy (as Jordi Zarate) See fewer	Before Night Falls (2000)
Elizabeth Baquedano Self - Archaeologist Self - Archaeologist See fewer	Masterpieces of the British Museum (2006)
Caroline Dodds Pennock Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Heroes and Villains (2007)
Antony Gormley Self - Sculptor Self - Sculptor See fewer	Zero degré, l'infini (2006)
Matthew Restall Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	History's Greatest Mysteries (2020)
Dominic Sandbrook Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Civilisations: Rise and Fall (2025)
Devi Sridhar Self - Global Public Health Expert Self - Global Public Health Expert See fewer	The Sarah-Jane Mee Show (2019)
Camilla Townsend Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Civilisations: Rise and Fall (2025)