I remember visiting one of these arenas. The tour guide said there was disagreement among experts as to whether the winner or the loser was the team to be beheaded. The theory was that it was a great honor to give one’s life, to give their blood to the soil in order to ensure a good crop. The tour guide thought that was a weak theory because everyone would want to lose.
I remember visiting one of these arenas. The tour guide said there was disagreement among experts as to whether the winner or the loser was the team to be beheaded. The theory was that it was a great honor to give one’s life, to give their blood to the soil in order to ensure a good crop. The tour guide thought that was a weak theory because everyone would want to lose.