At the re-consecration of the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan in 1487, the Aztecs sacrificed between 10,000 and 80,400 prisoners over the course of four days. "F

At the re-consecration of the Great Pyramid of Tenochtitlan in 1487, the Aztecs sacrificed between 10,000 and 80,400 prisoners over the course of four days. "For many rites, the victim had such a quantity of prescribed duties that it is difficult to imagine how the accompanying festival would have progressed without some degree of compliance on the part of the victim. For instance, victims were expected to bless children, greet and cheer passers-by, hear people's petitions to the gods, visit people in their homes, give discourses and lead sacred songs, processions and dances." [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice_in_Aztec_culture#Sacrifice_Ritual https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice_in_Aztec_cultu...