The Romans were masters at using rewards and punishment to manage foreign states, from grants of citizenship to massacres of rebels.
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Barry Strauss,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
Among the passengers was Qahtan Khalil, director of Syria’s air force intelligence, who was accused of being directly responsible for one of the bloodiest massacres of the country’s 13-year civil war.
After a brief respite last year, homicides rose 40% in the first seven months of 2025, while last week explosions from car bombs rocked Guayaquil and killed one person.
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Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
The shootings were part of a deadly week in Milwaukee, where seven homicides occurred, according to Milwaukee Police Department data.
Naturally, the theft of the ghost shirt by the stooges in the employ of Roy Lee is accompanied by many deceased bodies — the first of the many bloodbaths in Americana, which has a distressingly expedient approach to on-screen carnage.
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Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Aug. 2025
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