Seikilos Epitaph

2,000-Year-Old Ancient Greek Song Comes to Life at Nashville’s Parthenon

Ancient Greece came alive through music at Nashville’s Parthenon this summer, though the story began months earlier with an original composition inspired by the Nine Muses of Greek mythology. Two videos shared by Voice Temple trace that journey. One revisits...

The Oldest Song Surviving in Its Entirety Is Ancient Greek

The oldest song to have survived in its entirety is a first-century AD Greek tune known as the “Seikilos Epitaph.” The song, the melody of which is recorded, alongside its lyrics, in the ancient Greek musical notation, was found in...