Order of Assassins - Wikipedia The Order of Assassins (Arabic: حَشّاشِین, romanized: Ḥashshāshīyīn; Persian: حشاشين, romanized: Ḥaššāšīn) was a Nizari Isma'ili order of assassins that existed between 1090 and 1275 AD, founded by Hasan al-Sabbah
Assassins (1995) - IMDb Assassins: Directed by Richard Donner With Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, Julianne Moore, Anatoli Davydov Professional hit-man Robert Rath wants to fulfill a few more contracts before retiring but unscrupulous ambitious newcomer hit-man Miguel Bain keeps killing Rath's targets
The Assassins - World History Encyclopedia The Assassins (aka Nizari Ismailis), were a heretical group of Shiite Muslims who were powerful in Persia and Syria from the 11th century CE until their defeat at the hands of the Mongols in the mid-13th century CE
ASSASSIN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of ASSASSIN is a person who commits murder; especially : one who murders a politically prominent person either for money or from fanatical adherence to a cause How to use assassin in a sentence
Who Were the Assassins? | Britannica His description of Syria includes what is probably the first European account of a group that would provoke horror and fascination in the West: the Assassins Benjamin described a warlike sect, hidden away in mountain fortresses and obeying a mysterious leader known as the Old Man of the Mountain
Assassins: The Medieval Murder Cult That Terrorized the Middle East The Assassins were terrorists who often willingly – or even eagerly – sacrificed themselves in order to accomplish their missions However, there were some key differences between them and modern suicide bombers
The Order of Assassins Was Very Real and Very Deadly 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
The Order of Assassins: Where the Term “Assassin” Comes From In fact, the term “assassin” came from one such organization that operated in both Persia and the Levant – what has come to be known as the Order of Assassins From 1090 to 1275, the Order of Assassins engaged in political assassinations against the various caliphates, as well as Christian kingdoms
Assassins (1995 film) - Wikipedia Assassins is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by Richard Donner It stars Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas, and Julianne Moore The screenplay was written by The Wachowskis and Brian Helgeland
Assassins movie review film summary (1995) | Roger Ebert But I do not believe “Assassins,” because this movie is filled with such preposterous impossibilities that Forrest Gump could have improved it with a quick rewrite The movie stars Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas as professional hit men