Plus ça change, plus c’est les mêmes.

2 Spies Beaten by Egyptian Soldiers

Genghis Khan

Climbing Ninja

Sovereigns

Elizabeth I

Spy report to Elizabeth I on Spain

American Revolution Notes

NSA Goes Too Far

From Wikipedia, notes given below:

Events involving espionage are well documented throughout history. The ancient writings of Chinese and Indian military strategists such as Sun-Tzu and Chanakya contain information on deception and subversion. Chanakya’s student Chandragupta Maurya, founder of the Maurya Empire in India, made use of assass...