His description of syria includes what is probably the first european account of a group that would provoke horror and fascination in the west Benjamin described a warlike sect, hidden away in mountain fortresses and obeying a mysterious leader known as the old man of the mountain. Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden or secret attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important [1][2] it may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, financial, or military motives [3] assassinations may be ordered by both individuals and organizations and carried out by their accomplices Acts of assassination have been performed since ancient times
With sylvester stallone, antonio banderas, julianne moore, anatoli davydov A courtroom in lower manhattan last week delivered more than a verdict — it delivered a message Whichever form they took, assassins were elite killing groups, trained to act with no regard for their safety Here are just eight groups of assassins from the past. The meaning of assassin is a person who commits murder One who murders a politically important person either for money or from fanatical adherence to a cause
There was a very real order of assassins who were agents of the medieval nizari ismaili, a faction of shiite muslims who broke away from the larger shiite community in the late 11th century. Discover the true origins of the medieval assassins, from hasan sabbah’s capture of alamut to the rise of a ruthless ismaili state in persia.
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