Cistern at 'ta Armatiou' – Construction

Construction

594

602

Built under Maurice (Crow et al., 2008, p. 15, 128). The Patria states that a certain Stephanus founded a bath at Ta Armatiou 'twelve years later', setting a terminus post quem in 594 (12 years after the start of Maurice's reign in 582).

Stephen the Parakoimomenos - Founder

It cannot be said with absolute certainty that both the cistern and bath were simultaneously built by Stephen the Parakoimomenos mentioned in the Patria.

The connection between the cistern, bath and builder Stephanus are indirectly deduced from the source material in the Patria. This connection is not entirely sure.