98.—In the same Place
Thou seest the famous work of the Emperor Justin and of Justinian, the mighty general, glittering with the lustre of vast store of minerals. This was made by famous Theodorus, who, glorifying the city, thrice protected it by his consular office.
99.—On the Pillar of Holy Daniel on the Bosphorus
Midmost of earth and heaven stands a man, dreading not the winds that blow from all quarters . . . both feet firmly planted on the column. He is nourished by ambrosial hunger and painless thirst, ever preaching the Son of the Immaculate Mother.
100.—On Xilns the Great Hermit
The stream of the river Nile can water the earth and the word of the monk Nilus can delight the mind.
101.—BY MENANDER PROTECTOR
On a Persian mage who became a Christian and suffered Martyrdom
I, Isbozetes, was formerly a mage among the Persians, my hope resting on pernicious fraud. When my city was in flames 1 came to help, and a servant of all-powerful Christ came too. He extinguished the force of the fire, but none the less, though I was worsted I gained a more divine victory.
