Opal History & Lore ~
Pliny
the Elder in his writings tells of a Roman senator called Nonius who, in 35 BC,
owned a ring set with a particularly beautiful opal the size of a hazelnut and
valued at 2,000,000 sesterces. Roman General Mark Antony decided he must
have Nonius' opal, but when Nonius refused to sell, the enraged Antony banished
him. Nonius fled Rome, leaving behind all his possesions, save the opal
ring which was the cause of his exile.
Opal
has been thought to have healing powers in many world cultures, and in the
middle ages, it became known as the Opthalmius, or Eye Stone, and was thought
to strenghten eyesight. Blonde maidens wore opals to protect their hair
from fading or darkening.
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