First, a little history. Arguably the most dominant, non-sports modern franchise not named “Call of Duty,”“Assassin’s Creed” has been a nearly-annual phenomenon. It’s only been a little over a decade since the first game was released and yet “Odyssey” is the eleventh...
In 336 BC, plans to conquer the Persian Empire came to an abrupt end by the sword of an assassin. Macedonian dominance of Greece could have very well collapsed it not for the succession of Philips' son, Alexander the Great. At the age of 21 he assumed his father's kingdom, confirmed ...
Both parties, accordingly, come to see that the root of the word is the most important element; they stick to that, and they come to neglect the mere inflexions. Moreover, the accent in English words always struck the root; and hence this part of the word always fell on the ear with...
It acted against reality, as Ėikhenbaum writes in the nursery rhyme arranged for the cele-brations marking the Institute’s second birthday:When struck by hunger, cold, despair,Shootings, policing, and hurt,We – created out of thin air,A faculty in the Art of the Word. (Ėikhen...
It’s name is the Vasari Corridor, the elevated walkway I discussed last week as conquering Duke Cosimo I’s project of architectural domination, the tyrant’s assassin-proof walkway piercing the city’s heart. Diversity celebration or tyrant’s monument? It’s the same piece of architecture ...
Over six thousand assassin troops are murdered in their barracks and the guildhall is razed entirely after the plundering of the Thieves. The Assassins under new guildmaster Borrak re-establish themselves within Silverfalls in retreat. Mournsend 1383 Silverfalls launch guerilla war campaigns against ...
Upon arriving at the backstage door of Ford’s Theatre, Booth called for Spangler to hold his horse. Spangler quickly delegated the task to a less critical Ford’s Theatre employee before returning to his duties shifting scenes. After the shot rang out and the assassin ran out the backstage ...
Assassination, the killing of a public figure, such as a government leader or other prominent person, for political purposes. This might be done to seize power, to start a revolution, or to undermine a regime or its critics. Such politically motivated mu
As the battle lines are drawn, as the true power of this new and terrifying threat comes into its own, the ageing king knows in his heart that things will be different this time round. For as strong as his land, his birthright, his Wessex, has become, the consequences of defeat have ...
The would-be assassin was never caught. On 9 September, Dreyfus was convicted of treason again, by a margin of one vote, and was returned to prison. This is the final event depicted in Georges Méliès’s L’Affaire Dreyfus, which was released sometime the following week. The film series...