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For after they perceived that the life of Sextus Roscius was
protected with the greatest care, and that there was no possibility of their murdering
him, they adopted a counsel full of wickedness and audacity, namely, that of accusing
him of parricide; of procuring some veteran accuser to support the charge, who could say
something even in a case in which there was no suspicion whatever; and lastly, as they
could not have any chance against him by the accusation, to prevail against him on
account of the time; for men began to say, that no trial had taken place for such a
length of time, that the first man who was brought to trial ought to be condemned; and
they thought that he would have no advocates because of the influence of Chrysogonus;
that no one would say a word about the sale of the property and about that conspiracy;
that because of the mere name of parricide and the atrocity of the crime he would be put
out of the way, without any trouble, as he was defended by no one.
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