The African, or Mauritanian--of a gold or saffron hue.8.

The Celtic--black, with white veins.
9.

The Bosphoric--white, with black edges.

Besides the Proconnesian which formed the pavement; the Thessalian, Molossian, &c., which are less distinctly painted.] So minute a description of an edifice which time has respected, may attest the truth, and excuse the relation, of the innumerable works, both in the capital and provinces, which Justinian constructed on a smaller scale and less durable foundations.

[106] In Constantinople alone and the adjacent suburbs, he dedicated twenty-five churches to the honor of Christ, the Virgin, and the saints: most of these churches were decorated with marble and gold; and their various situation was skilfully chosen in a populous square, or a pleasant grove; on the margin of the sea-shore, or on some lofty eminence which overlooked the continents of Europe and Asia.