[Greek: hosous an hathroizoi tis enthade krotous nekrous ho tapheis exelenxei Tornikês, ho tris aristeus ê konstaulos megas, hôsper mimous, beltiste, pithêkous leon. hos, basilikôn apotechtheis haimatôn, 5 pareschen autois prosphyê kai ton tropon. poion gar ouk ên aretês eidos pherôn, hôs ho prepôn hekaston ezêtei chronos? boulêphoros d' oun, kai pro tês hêlikias kai dêmagôgos, kai kritês ên anchinous. 10 kai pros men echthrous taktikên epnei phloga, keraunos ôn aphyktos autois athroois, tê de stratia patrikôs epestatei, phrourôn ta koina, mê klapê to sympheron. kêdous de tychôn eugenous kai kosmiou 15 kai basilikon proslabôn authis genos kai lampron hypodeigma pareis ton bion, keitai monastês eutelês en osteois. hêlie kai gê kai teleutaioi krotoi. penthei de mikrou pan to Rhômaiôn genos, 20 hoson per auton agnooun ou tynchanei. all' ô mone, zôn kai methistôn tas physeis, ei pou ti kai peprachen autô mê prepon lysin paraschôn tên Eden klêron didou.] In line 7 the inscription reads *[Greek: phcrôn]* instead of [Greek: pherôn]; 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 presided over the army like a father, Guarding the commonweal lest any advantage to it should be stolen. Contracting a highly-born and seemly marriage connection, And securing thus again royal affinity,[551] And leaving his life as a splendid example, He lies a poor monk among bones! O sun, O earth, O final applauses! Well-nigh the whole Roman race laments him, As much of it as is not ignorant of him. But O only living One and transformer of natures, If perchance he did aught that was not fitting for him, Granting him pardon, give him Eden as his inheritance.[552] [542] Diehl, _Études byzantines: Les mosaïques de Kahrié Djami_. [543] An English translation of the Protoevangelium is found in the Ante-Nicene Christian Library, vol. xvi. [544] The remarkable head-dress he wears was given him as a special distinction by the Emperor Andronicus II. Palaeologus. The poet Philes (ode 41 in the appendix to vol. ii. of his works, lines 117-19) says [Greek: phorounta chrysên erythran tên kalyptran hên dôron autô synanechonti kratos Anax ho lampros Andronikos paresche].