Derelict dock stands in front of a volcanic structure on Atlasova Island, Russia (Janelle Lugge) [1500x918]
Derelict dock stands in front of a volcanic structure on Atlasova Island, Russia (Janelle Lugge) [1500x918]
Non dolet, Paete (arria, Aulus Paetius)
it doesn’t hurt - Aulus Paetius
Arria wrenched the dagger from him and stabbed herself, then returned it to her husband, telling him that it didn’t hurt (“Non dolet, Paete!”). Her story was recorded in the letters of Pliny the Younger, who obtained his information from Arria’s granddaughter, Fannia.
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