The Illustrated Guide to Terrorism

Chapter 1: What Is Terrorism?

Page 10: The Sicarii

Sicarii pep talk

LEADER

Who are we?

GROUP

We’re the SICARII!*

BYSTANDER

More like “sick in the head” if you ask me.

Two sicae

*Named for their weapon of choice: the easily-concealed curved knives called SICAE.

Pep talk continues

LEADER

What do we want?

GROUP

Rome out of Judea!!

BYSTANDER (running to join)

Now you’re talking! Heck yeah Rome out of Judea!!

Pep talk continues

LEADER

How do we get it?

GROUP

We-

BYSTANDER

KILL THE ROMANS!

Amirite?

Stick figures of the Sicarii group looking worried as they berate the bystander

GROUP

Shutupshutupshutup

Christ, what’s wrong with you?

Trying to get us all killed?

You sick in the head?

NARRATOR

Okay, so maybe there was a LEETLE bit more to it…