#341 - The BRUTAL Rise of Aztec Empire & Lost Ancient Civilizations of South America | Luke Caverns

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🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 183 minutes

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SPONSORS: 1) GHOSTBED: Right now, as a Julian Dorey listener, you can get 25% off your order for a limited time. Just go to https://GhostBed.com/julian and use promo code JULIAN at checkout. WATCH PREVIOUS EPs w/ LUKE CAVERNS: EPISODE #272: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1y3J9LDyM8cYPj7a5ZqG7M?si=c4d36462976b48fb EPISODE #271: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cFYnkOaUMCS3tJbp7oLjt?si=tjgrw-T_TX2Xp_JnexqXpg EPISODE #176: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2tHWPYnu8MDfIn4O4jA4oo?si=69874d0df0c040a6 EPISODE # 175: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5wK2JCEiy7KZbkhKquh29n?si=87146b35294e4b4a PATREON https://www.patreon.com/JulianDorey (***TIMESTAMPS in description below) ~ Luke Caverns is an Ancient Civilizations Historian, Researcher, and Anthropologist. He specializes in the lost civilizations of Egypt, South America & the Amazon Jungle. FOLLOW JULIAN DOREY INSTAGRAM (Podcast): https://www.instagram.com/juliandoreypodcast/ INSTAGRAM (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/julianddorey/ X: https://twitter.com/julianddorey LUKE LINKS - YT: https://www.youtube.com/@lukecaverns - X: https://twitter.com/lukecaverns JULIAN YT CHANNELS - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Clips YT: https://www.youtube.com/@juliandoreyclips - SUBSCRIBE to Julian Dorey Daily YT: https://www.youtube.com/@JulianDoreyDaily - SUBSCRIBE to Best of JDP: https://www.youtube.com/@bestofJDP ****TIMESTAMPS**** 00:00 - Intro 01:15 – Hotel Julian, Luke’s Books, Meso America, Cortez, Aztecs, Olmecs, Teotihuacán 12:15 – Mercenaries, Lake Texcoco, Betrayal, Aztec Empire, Military-State 24:25 – Two Phases, Talud Tablero, Blueprint, Loyalty, 1519 Peak, Rome, Bartering, Gold 34:39 – Polarizing, Spaniards vs Aztecs, Tenochtitlan, Maya, Montezuma, Warfare, D3aths 43:56 – Tenochtitlan, Cortés, Cabral, 1500–1700, Flower Moon, Summer Moon, Civilization 54:42 – Primordial America, Great Plains, Comanches, Expansion 1:02:05 – Cortés, Gods?, Disease, March to Tenochtitlan, 150 Men 1:07:25 – Conquering, Smallpox, Peru, Temples, Geoglyphs 1:18:01 – Amazon, Garden Theory, Clickbait, Preservation 1:26:12 – Conquest, Olmecs, Coatzacoalcos, Agriculture, 17 Heads, Transport, Engineering 1:34:34 – Aliens?, Gods, Psychedelics, Ego Death, Shamanism 1:49:02 – Middle Ground, Understudied, Progress, Family, Athens 1:57:46 – Troy, Greece vs Americas, History Beneath, Squanto 2:13:00 – Croatoans, Broken Spears, Colonial History, Fort San Juan, Bias 2:23:04 – Transatlantic Accent, Olmecs, Monument 19 2:33:06 – Olmecs vs Maya, Stone of Kings, Trade, La Danta, El Tigre, El Mirador, Macchu Picchu 2:47:51 – Ancient City Patterns, Fibonacci, Tuning In 3:01:48 – Luke's Work CREDITS: - Host, Editor & Producer: Julian Dorey - COO, Producer & Editor: Alessi Allaman - https://www.youtube.com/@UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ - In-Studio Producer: Joey Deef - https://www.instagram.com/joeydeef/ Julian Dorey Podcast Episode 341 - Luke Caverns Music by Artlist.io Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What a fascinating and overlooked part of history.
0:02.7	I can tell you right now, nobody in Mesoamerica liked the Aztecs. The Spaniards were shocked at how barbaric. The Aztecs were essentially said that their civilization was absolutely demonic. So this is the blueprint for the Aztecs. You're crippling the guy that you're fighting and then you're going to tie him up, pull him to the top of the pyramid, rip his heart out, and sacrifice him to the war god or the sun god or the rain god.
0:21.2	But the Aztecs were also shocked that the Spaniards, their style of warfare was complete
0:26.7	total war, just slaughtered people in the marketplace.
0:29.4	This is like just the momentum of civilization moving forward.
0:32.4	Exactly the same thing was happening in the Americas.
0:34.8	You think of the Wild West, your only lot in life is like, I hear about this place over in California, there's lots of gold out there, having absolutely no
0:42.4	idea that there are Comanches rolling around the planes that will scalp you and torture you
0:46.9	death and burn you alive just 160 years ago. Think about that. And what's really crazy is
0:52.2	right at the beginning of their civilization, how do the
0:54.8	Olmex transport these heads, aliens? I find myself studying ancient people and I see the bizarre
1:00.7	things that they come up with and things that they believe and I actually have to agree with you.
1:04.4	What is actually the answer to this?
1:07.0	Hey guys. If you're not following me on Spotify, please hit that follow button and leave a five-star review.
1:12.2	They're both a huge huge help.
1:13.6	Thank you so much. You got all your accommodations, everything necessary? I've got everything necessary. I've got the nice massage chair. I'm living large. Massage chair, not illegal masseuse. Just want to be clear about that. We're not, you know, no ditty around here. No ditty.dy that's right so can you say that now or am i
1:45.5	going to get sued for saying that he is a convicted felon all right so we're good saying no ditty
1:49.9	so yeah i've been enjoying it man then actually i'd see more of the city this time around
1:54.8	it's gonna say you went exploring yesterday before talking with our buddy marky gags yeah where'd you
1:59.9	go it's nowhere i just wandered around 14th street and checked out before talking with our buddy, Marky Gags. Yeah. Where'd you go?
2:01.5	It's nowhere.
2:08.5	I just wandered around 14th Street and checked out a couple stores and then rode the subway,
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