Conspiracy

The New York Conspiracy of 1741, by contrast, concerned an alleged secret plot to burn down the city. Some prominent New Yorkers believed that enslaved people, Catholics, black Spanish sailors and poor white people were working together. Most historians agree that there was no such conspiracy.

In 327 BC, Callisthenes was implicated in the Pages’ Conspiracy, a plot to murder Alexander in his sleep. The plot followed Alexander’s harsh treatment of a page. Callisthenes had taught the pages, and Alexander was already hostile to him after their disagreement.