History and Assassination

‘With a modern reader, the assassination of the four leaders, in their houses, and at the banquet, raises a sentiment of repugnance which withdraws his attention from the other features of this memorable deed.’ Grote, in the passage just quoted, is referring to the assassination which freed Thebes f...

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Published in:Transactions of the Royal Historical Society 1889-12, Vol.4, p.285-302
Main Author: Haines, Herbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assassinations
Civil wars
Criminal law
Criminals
Murder
Murderers
Soldiers
Treason
Tyranny
War
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Summary:‘With a modern reader, the assassination of the four leaders, in their houses, and at the banquet, raises a sentiment of repugnance which withdraws his attention from the other features of this memorable deed.’ Grote, in the passage just quoted, is referring to the assassination which freed Thebes from the Spartan yoke.
ISSN:0080-4401
1474-0648
DOI:10.2307/3678169