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Avunculicide is the act of killing an uncle.〔(Time Magazine: Nepoticide v. Avunculicide ) Retrieved 2009-06-06〕 The word can also refer to someone who commits such an act. The term is derived from the Latin words ''avunculus'' meaning "maternal uncle" and ''caedere'' meaning "to cut or kill". Edmunds suggests that in mythology avunculicide is a substitute for parricide.〔 The killing of a nephew is a nepoticide.〔 ==In history== *The mythological founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus, accidentally killed their grand-uncle, Amulius. *In 51, Rhadamistus killed his uncle Mithridates of Armenia. *In 685, Hlothhere of Kent succumbed to his wounds after his nephew Eadric of Kent led the South-Saxons to take his throne. *In 1385, Bernabò Visconti died after his nephew Gian Galeazzo Visconti had him imprisoned and presumably poisoned. *In 1975, King Faisal of Saudi Arabia was assassinated by his nephew, Faisal bin Musa'id. *In 2001, Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal killed his uncle Dhirendra during the Nepalese royal massacre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=royalark.net )〕 *In 2013, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un ordered the execution of his uncle, Jang Song Thaek. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avunculicide」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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