…Pliny also tells an anecdote. In it, the senator Nonius had a huge opal ring worth 2 million sesterces, and when Antony tried to get him to give it to him, he refused to give it up, and was banished for it. Pliny is impressed, saying, "Even beasts cut off parts of their bodies when in danger, but Nonius's stubbornness in not giving up the opal even after being banished is amazing." … *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Nonius" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…またプリニウスは一つの逸話を語っている。それによると,元老院議員のノニウスNoniusは200万セステルティウスもする巨大なオパールの指輪をもっており,アントニウスに譲ってくれと迫られたが,どうしても嫌だといって手放さず,そのために追放された。〈獣だって危険が迫ったときには自分のからだの一部を切り離すのに,追放されてまでオパールを手放さなかったノニウスの強情さは驚くべきものだ〉とプリニウスは感心している。… ※「Nonius」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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