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But though the name of parricide might be appropriately applied by the Romans to those who had killed their father or their mother, it is necessary to know that a law of Numa had extended this crime to include those who of bad faith, and with premeditation, would take the life of any man whatsoever; this is why [[Cicero]] gave this odious epithet to [[Catalina]], because of the unworthy conspiracies that he hatched in order to destroy his country, which was the common mother of all Roman citizens.

But though the name of parricide might be appropriately applied by the Romans to those who had killed their father or their mother, it is necessary to know that a law of Numa had extended this crime to include those who of bad faith, and with premeditation, would take the life of any man whatsoever; this is why [[Cicero]] gave this odious epithet to [[Catalina]], because of the unworthy conspiracies that he hatched in order to destroy his country, which was the common mother of all Roman citizens.