hylja:

So I just read these epitaphs from ancient Greek and Roman owners for their dogs and…

-“I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home in my own hands fifteen years ago.”

-“My eyes were wet with tears, our little dog, when I bore thee (to the grave)… So, Patricus, never again shall thou give me a thousand kisses. Never canst thou be contentedly in my lap. In sadness have I buried thee, and thou deservist. In a resting place of marble, I have put thee for all time by the side of my shade. In thy qualities, sagacious thou wert like a human being. Ah, me! What a loved companion have we lost!”

-“To Helena, foster child, soul without comparison and deserving of praise.”

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“[Myia] never barked without reason, but now he is silent.”

…I’m gonna cry…