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— Saint Stephen, early Christian deacon and protomartyr (c. 34 CE), while being stoned to death "I am still alive!" [35] [better source needed] — Caligula, Roman emperor (24 January 41 CE), after being fatally stabbed "It is not painful, Pætus." [11]: 6 ("Non dolet, Paete!") — Arria, Roman woman (42 CE), to her husband, Aulus Caecina ...
The phrase's status as a question has been debated. It has been argued that the phrase can be interpreted as a curse or warning instead, along the lines of "you too will die like this" or "may the same thing happen to you"; Brutus later stabbed himself to death, or rather threw himself onto a blade held by an attendant. [20]
Shot to death Informal Typically refers to being shot multiple times. Push up daisies [2] To have died and be buried under the ground Humorous, [1] Euphemistic [5] Early 20th century—also 'under the daisies', and 'turn one's toes up to the daisies', which date back to the mid-19th century. (See 'to turn up one's toes' below.) Put down/put to ...
Brown Simpson was found stabbed to death at age 35 outside of her home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on June 12, 1994. Her friend Ronald Goldman was also fatally stabbed during the ...
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Caesar was stabbed 23 times. [56] [57] Suetonius relates that a physician who performed an autopsy on Caesar established that only one wound (the second one to his ribs) had been fatal. This autopsy report (the earliest known post-mortem report in history) describes that Caesar's death was mostly attributable to blood loss from his stab wounds ...
A 17-year-old cheerleader from California was stabbed to death just days before Christmas — and police say they've arrested an "acquaintance" in connection with the case. On Friday, Dec. 20, at ...
The group of men died of exhaustion on the island Kvitøya after trying to reach the North Pole by hot air balloon. [180] [181] [182] Empress Elisabeth of Austria: 10 September 1898: Stabbed with a thin file by Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni while strolling through Geneva with her lady-in-waiting Irma Sztáray. The wound pierced her ...