Archive for February, 2010

  • Gaius Cassius Longinus - Backstabbing With Brutus Gaius Cassius Longinus – Backstabbing With Brutus

    Gaius Cassius Longinus was the brother-in-law of Brutus, a Roman senator, and a leading instigator in the assassination of Julius Caesar. Caesar obviously had a serious flaw when choosing whom he could trust. Like Brutus, Caesar gave Gaius Cassius far too much leniency in the years before the bac...

  • Philip IV of France Backstabs The Knights Templar Philip IV of France Backstabs The Knights Templar

    King Philip IV of France was hugely in debt to the Knights Templar, among others, which was the real reason behind the backstabbing that saw one third of Templars burned at the stake, or otherwise executed. The remainder fled and disbanded. Back in those days you didn't print money without funds to ...