Despite his major role in this success, Bourtzes's reward was distinctly lacking: angry at him for disobeying his orders, or, according to another account, for laying fire and destroying much of the city, Emperor Nikephoros dismissed him from his post and appointed a kinsman of his, Eustathios Maleinos, as the first governor of Antioch.
"The little touches make all the difference – whether that's the goodies waiting for you on arrival or a freshly laid fire in the colder months.
It has the aroma, the box explains, of "waxed wooden floors and a freshly laid fire in the butler's pantry".
However he refused to be evacuated and in a later German attack he worked his gun alone, loading, laying and firing it himself.
We have quite a traditional Christmas set-up; there's the big tree, the fire in the background, and me and Dad competing over who's better at laying the fire.
He is of the opinion that the simple-minded bird was not laying a fire but building a nest.
"A Fight in Poland" and "Laying the Fire", both poems rooted in specific memories, are the strongest of the works on offer.
On March 13th, Qaddafi's men blew through it, with jet fighters dropping bombs and then laying down fire to clear the path.
Discounting Marisa Tomei for "In the Bedroom" and Kate Winslet as the young "Iris", the big guns are laying down fire for "Gosford Park", with Maggie Smith and Helen Mirren both nominated.
They are laying this fire in our sitting room while we fight over whether to save the sofa or the curtains.
