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Illustration of Byzantine Soldiers in
Jesus before Pilate, Fresco in the Enkleistra of St. Neophytos, Paphos, Cyprus, 1182-1196AD


Photo source: Cyprus: Saint Neophytos Monastery

A detail of the soldiers

Photo by Rüdiger Stehn, August 1982

A hermitage in caves dug into a cliff face by St. Neophytos. Now part of a monastery complex.

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Referenced as figure 231 in The military technology of classical Islam by D Nicolle
231A to 231D. Frescoes, A - Christ before Pilate, B - Crucifixion, C - Road to Calvary, D - The Betrayal, c. 1200 AD, Byzantine, in situ, Hermitage of St. Neophytos, Enkleistra, Cyprus.

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Referenced on p11, WAR – 018 – Knight of Outremer AD 1187-1344 (Warrior) by David Nicolle (Author), Christa Hook (Illustrator)
'Christ before Pilate'; wall-painting c. AD 1200 in the Hermitage of St Neophytos, Enkleistra. Though made when Cyprus was ruled by western Crusaders, the arms and armour of Pilate's guards are in purely Byzantine style.