"Seikilos, between 200 BC and 100 AD"
— Epitaphs

January 1, 1970

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"Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ xρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ. — While you live, shine Don't suffer anything at all; Life exists only a short while And time demands its toll. — Parallel with the text, the stone also contains the oldest surviving complete notated musical composition