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‘Be cheerful, enjoy life,’ reads inscription on 2400 year-old dining room floor found in southern Türkiye : In 2016, archaeologists have unearthed an ancient 3rd Century BC, mosaic featuring a reclining skeleton holding a drink with the inscription in Greek: “Be cheerful, enjoy life.” The mosaic was discovered during excavations in Syrian border province of Hatay ancient Antioch which boasts Türkiye’s largest collection of ancient mosaics. The 3rd Century BC, Floor Mosaic, is believed to have decorated the dining area of a home. The skeleton, featured on a black background, is surrounded by bread and an amphora. A phrase written on an ancient mosaic which reportedly read “Be cheerful, live your life,” continues to pique the interest of experts, with writer and researcher Murat Bardakçı claiming the writing on the mosaic was wrongly interpreted.  "The mosaic says, ‘You get the pleasure of the food you eat hastily with death", while adding that it could be a quotation from one of the famous people in that era. The writing on centuries-old mosaic, which could be considered an ancient motivational meme, was reported to read “Be cheerful, live your life”, claimed by Demet Kara, an archaeologist from Hatay Archaeology Museum. Turkish historian İlber Ortaylı paid a visit to the excavation area and said the mosaic was a very important and rare artifact, and a museum should be established at its excavation site to display the mosaic. 📷 : Credit to the Owner #archaeohistories