简介：蒙特祖马二世（MontesumaII或Moctezuma，中文译名或作“蒙特苏马”，约生于1475年，卒于1520年），古代墨西哥阿兹特克的特诺奇提特兰君主。他曾一度称霸中美洲，最后郤被西班牙征服者荷南·科尔蒂斯所收服，导致阿兹特克文明灭亡。(暮云春树) Montezuma DanSnowjourneystotheancientheartofMexicoinsearchofthelostcivilisationoftheAztecsandtheirlastandgreatestruler,MontezumaII(1502-1520).Montezumainheritedanempireoffivemillionpeople,stretchingfrompresent-dayMexicotoNicaragua,fromhisuncle.Hisrulewasmarkedbyincessantwarfare. Enemystatesweregrowingmorepowerfulandconqueredtribeswerebecomingmorerebellious.Withinmonthsoftakingthethronein1502,hewentchangedamanofgoodreasonintoapitilessautocratwhodeclaredhimselfagod,believingthatfearandruthlessnessweretheonlywaystostoptheempirefallingapart. YetitwasatthehandsofCortesandtheSpanishconquistadorsthatMontezumamethisdownfall.ButwhatwashisrelationshipwithCortes,andwhydidsucharuthlessleadersubmittohiscaptorswithsuchrelativeease?AsDanSnowvisitstheruinsandpicksthroughcurrentexcavations,hepiecestogethertheevidenceofagrippingstory:adivinetragedyoferrors,theclashofcivilisations,theendofaworld-andaveryhumanGod.…