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Explore the dark world of ancient assassinations! From the tyrannicides of Athens to the conspirators who killed Julius Caesar, from the Persian queen who poisoned her rivals to the Jewish Sicarii who pioneered terrorism, discover the most notorious assassins who changed the course of ancient history.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING
Ancient Sources:
1. Thucydides - "History of the Peloponnesian War" (Harmodius and Aristogeiton)
2. Plutarch - "Parallel Lives" (Caesar, Alexander, Artaxerxes)
3. Suetonius - "The Twelve Caesars" (Julius Caesar)
4. Josephus - "The Jewish War" and "Antiquities of the Jews" (Sicarii)
5. Diodorus Siculus - "Library of History" (Philip II)
6. Buddhist texts: "Vinaya Pitaka" and various Jataka tales (Bimbisara and Ajatashatru)

Modern Scholarly Works:
1. The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome by Michael Parenti
2. Political Assassinations by Jews: A Rhetorical Device for Justice by Nachman Ben-Yehuda
3. Philip II of Macedonia by Ian Worthington
4. The Cambridge Ancient History (multiple volumes covering Greek, Roman, Persian, and Indian history)
5. Ancient Tyranny edited by Sian Lewis
6. Murder in the Ancient World by Maarit Kaimio
7. Astronomy books covering ancient timekeeping, celestial observations, and their role in political timing

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