aph to Tornikes above it.

33. A warrior saint with his sword and shield.

34. Above Nos. 32 and 33 on the arch, a figure, clad in a
white mantle and blue robe with a scroll in his hand, points
to an angel, who holds his drawn sword in the right hand and
the scabbard in the left hand, and seems to be attacking
several persons in the right-hand corner. Behind him is a
walled and fortified city, probably Jericho.

35. On the north wall: S. Eutadius.

36. The Adoration by the magi.

37, 38. On the west wall: the figures of two saints, not
named.

Epitaph in honour of Tornikes:--

[Greek: hosous an hathroizoi tis enthade krotous
nekrous ho tapheis exelenxei Tornikes,
ho tris aristeus e konstaulos megas,
hosper mimous, beltiste, pithekous leon.
hos, basilikon apotechtheis haimaton, 5
pareschen autois prosphye kai ton tropon.
poion gar ouk en aretes eidos pheron,
hos ho prepon hekaston ezetei chronos?
boulephoros d' oun, kai pro tes helikias
kai demagogos, kai krites en anchinous. 10
kai pros men echthrous taktiken epnei phloga,
keraunos on aphyktos autois athroois,
te de stratia patrikos epestatei,
phrouron ta koina, me klape to sympheron.
kedous de tychon eugenous kai kosmiou 15
kai basilikon proslabon authis genos
kai lampron hypodeigma pareis ton bion,
keitai monastes euteles en osteois.
helie kai ge kai teleutaioi krotoi.
penthei de mikrou pan to Rhomaion genos, 20
hoson per auton agnooun ou tynchanei.
all' o mone, zon kai methiston tas physeis,
ei pou ti kai peprachen auto me prepon
lysin paraschon ten Eden kleron didou.]

In line 7 the inscription reads *[Greek: phcron]* instead of [Greek:
pheron]; in line 23 *[Greek: propon]* for [Greek: prepon].

Good Friend! However many dead applauses (celebrities)
One may collect here,
The entombed Tornikes, who was thrice a foremost man or Grand
Constable,
Will put them to shame as a lion will put to shame mimicking apes.
He who was by birth of royal blood,
Presented also a manner of life conformed to that descent.
For what form of virtue did he not possess
Such as the fitting occasion demanded each?
Therefore he was a councillor before the usual age,
And a popular leader and an acute judge,
And upon enemies he breathed a strategic flame (such as military rules
required),
And was an irresistible thunderbolt upon their serried ranks.
He pre