the Romans didn’t like to talk too much about the specifics of people who killed their parents. It’s almost like it didn’t happen very often, or at least didn’t make too much of a splash when it did. One of the best-known cases of parricide is that of the Cloelius brothers who were tried for murdering their father in his bed. The method of the poor man’s murder isn’t noted but Valerius Maximus, who records the case in his delightful book of memorable words and deeds, states that there were gruesome wounds and a lot of blood, which suggests that it wasn’t a quiet pillow smothering.
