Beirut, "Envy Mosaic"

Description

Beirut, Envy Mosaic

Details

ὁ φθόνος ἐστὶ κά-
κιστος, ἔχι δε τι κα-
λὸν ἐν αὑτῷ· τή-
κι γὰρ φθονερῶν
ὄμματα καὶ κρα-
δίην.

Envy is a great evil. However, it has some beauty, for it consumes the eyes and the heart of the jealous.

Inscription Nr.

SEG 46, 1776 (Greek)

Creator

Marco Prins

Museum

Beirut, National Museum

License

CC0 1.0 universal

Categories

Roman Empire

Tags

Mosaic, Inscription

Modern Countries

Lebanon

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