Minicia Marcella
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- Minicia Marcella
- written by Pliny in 105 Ad
- Writes about how sorrowful he is that Fundanus has lost his daughter aged 12
- he describes her as cheerful and worthy of a long life
- she was as wise as an old woman
- she was as calm as a matron
- but she was still sweet and virginal
- she loved teachers and the service they provided for her
- she was studious and read intelligently
- she was stoic
- she did what she was told by the doctors
- she stayed brave and hid her illness to cheer up her sister and father
- her sprit remained strong even when her body failed her
- she was engaged to marry and excellent man
- poignant moment when Pliny tells *** the money saved for clothes, pearls and gems would be now spent on intense, ointments and spices
- fundanus
- wise and intelligent man
- has spent his life dedicated to noble subjects and arts
- his grief make him repel these subjects because he has a new devotion
- he is distort after losing a daughter who was alike to him in so many ways
- written by Pliny in 105 Ad
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