HIST 3902 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Moab, Tyrant, Hereditary Monarchy

• School: Carleton University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 3902
• Professor: Jan Fedorowicz

Document Summary

Le c tu re two : tyra n n ic id e . As s a s s in a tio n s a n d te rro ris m. Te rroris ts le a rne d a bout ps ychologica l wa rfa re from the s ta te : the y le a rne d the va lue of a s s a s s ina tions. Initia lly tyra nnicide wa s committe d on a n a d hoc ba s is but the re wa s a lwa ys a da nge r tha t this would ge t out of ha nd. In the book of j udge s of the old te s ta me nt, ehud is a judge who a s s a s s ina te s the moa bite king. Eglon, to fre e the he bre ws. S muggle s in a hidde n s hort s word.