The suicide of Pyramus and Thisbe. Thisbe and Pyramus lie dead in front of the tomb of Ninus, having stabbed themselves with the sword next to them. Thisbe was a Babylonian virgin who was loved by Piramus. They lived in neighboring houses, and since their parents didn't want them to get married, they talked to each other through a hole in the garden wall. Once they arranged to meet at the tomb of King Ninus, and Thisbe, who was the first to arrive there, heard the roar of a lion and ran away in fright, dropping her robe. The lion seized the robe and tore it. When Piramus arrived and saw the robe, he concluded that a lion had killed Thisbe and killed himself. Thisbe returned to the tomb, saw Piramus dead and killed himself too, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original .