Be Cheerful, Enjoy Your Life
A 2,400 year-old mosaic featuring a wine-drinking skeleton and the ancient equivalent of a self-help message has been uncovered in Turkey.
Reclining on a cushion, the skeleton holds a wine cup in one hand while bread and an amphora of wine sit close to hand. Above it, in Greek, is written the phrase, “be cheerful, enjoy your life”.
The mosaic was found in the Turkish province of Hatay near the Syrian border and was part of a richly-decorated floor of what was most likely a wealthy family’s dining room.
Fun, Life, Swill Food and Grog | tree hugging sister | 
April 25, 2016 2:33 pm
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“Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die”
My translation. Though, I think I’ve heard that elsewhere.
Cheers.
Sláinte!
When will this appear on Bingley’s dining room?
It’s been on my Mothers dining room for decades.
That had to be some pretty shitty wine.
Blackdog, the tile guys are laying the new floor this weekend!
Great. When’s the party?
I will be there in spirits only, drinking spirits & wine at Casa
de CanisMajorisNegro.