FORTRESSES
TERRORISM IN 1ST CENTURY ISRAEL
A modern reproduction of a sica, the dagger used by Zealots The Sicarii, or sica-users, (a sica is a short and easily hidden dagger) were an extremist sub-group of the Zealots. They created fear and panic by assassinating leading men of the Jewish community who, they believed, were collaborating with Roman rule. They did this at a time when the city was crowded, to create maximum disruption. The sicas/daggers were easy to conceal in the flowing garments worn at the time. The terrorist, for that is what he was, waited until people were crowding around the person he meant to kill, then jostled against him, stabbing him. In the ensuing hysteria, the victim bled to death.
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