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		The Seikilos Epitaph, the oldest surviving complete musical composition [video] (youtube.com)
		4 points by Red_Tarsius on Aug 18, 2023 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

wrp on Aug 18, 2023 [–]

This piece is similar to (but obviously better than) the song by Nero in Quo Vadis (1951). It's nice to know the movie got that part right.

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