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Description: This drawing was found on page 43. The original caption for the drawing was "Gladiatorial Sacrifice". The paragraph that describes the drawing was also on page 43. That paragraph said that an alternative method of human sacrifice was chaining a victim by one foot and having him fight a "succession of champions". It said that if he "vanquished" all of them, he would be freed. If he was defeated, it said that he would, "of course", pay with his life.
Title: Aztec warrior gladiatorial sacrifice
Credit: Pictorial history of Mexico and the Mexican War: comprising an account of the ancient Aztec empire, the conquest by Cortes, Mexico under the Spaniards, the Mexican revolution, the republic, the Texan war, and the recent war with the United States. (1862). Philadelphia: Charles Desilver.
Author: John Frost
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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