In this tomb—ornately designed, br the whole of syenite stone, br covered by so many violets, so many lilies— br lies handsome Evrion, br an Alexandrian, twenty-five years old. br On his father's side, he was of old Macedonian stock, br on his mother's side, descended from a line of magistrates. br He studied philosophy with Aristokleitos, br rhetoric with Paros, and at Thebes br the sacred scriptures. He wrote a history br of the province of Arsinoites. That at least will survive. br But we've lost what was really precious: his form— br like a vision of Apollo.br br Constantine P.