Reconstruction of the room with a Hellenistic-style mosaic and the Greek inscription ΗΔΥΚΟΙΤΟΣ ΗΔΥΚΟΙΤΟΣ (roughly translated as "joyfully reclined"). 1nd century BCE.
FLOORING WITH GREEK INSCRIPTION ΗΔΥΚΟΙΤΟΣ (roughly translated as "joyfully reclined"). (1st century BC)
This room, which was part of a Greek house in the Neapolis, was used for holding banquets (symposia). The symposia took place at the end of the day and were reserved for free men. At these meetings, the owner of the house invited his friends to supper, to drink wine and to a whole host of entertainments. At the entrance to the room there was an inscription in Greek concerning the activities that took place during the symposion and which has been translated as "How sweet it is to be reclined".