ISLAND OF PAROS. 119 
In a wall of the court we observed a Lecti- 
sternium, in bas-relief; but it had been white- 
washed, and this made it difficult to copy an 
inscription upon the marble. In one part of 
the stone there appeared, in small characters : 
TOET02AAESANAPOT 
IPOMOIPilSESIilSAS 
Below this were some figures in a reclining 
posture ; and then followed, in larger letters : 
ZnXAPMOYHAPAl 
EniKAIEZ<!>OIMENO 
EITAPKAiriAYPAZEn 
AEIOZAINEIZ0AI 
OP* AN A MEN MOP A IT 
KEizennAizixPON 
The four last lines in this inscription were evi- 
dently in metre, as we may judge from the 
beginning of each : 
KOU iravgoig 
Similar imperfect remains may be observed 
in all parts of the town, which have been used 
for building materials, and generally white- 
washed. Near the house of the Imperial Con- 
sul, facing the street, we saw this inscription in 
