[482] Ibid., passim.
[483] Ibid., v, 6, 9.
[484] Procopius, op. cit., i, 10.
[485] Ibid., 2. It was repaired by Michael VIII, c. 1270; Nicephorus Greg., vii, 12 (with note). Gyllius saw the last of it, c. 1550; Top. C.P., ii, 17. An old drawing of the horseman is reproduced by Mordtmann, op. cit., p. 65. The reputation of the great Theodosius, or at least his statue, was now obsolete, so Justinian demolished it and set up his own in its stead, substituting base metal for the silver one (see p. 59) of 7,400 pounds (Troy); Zonaras, xiv, 6. He also recovered much lead at this time (543) by doing away with an underground water conduit; ibid.
[486] If we accept the judgment of Procopius, "you would have taken these objects for the productions of Phidias, Lysippus, or Praxiteles"; op. cit., i, 11.
[487] Procopius, op. cit., i, 4.
[488] Jn. Malala, xviii, p. 435; Chron. Paschal., an. 528. The Binbir derek ("Thousand-one pillars") long supposed to be the cistern of Philoxenus (see p. 74) is now with more probability recognized as this reservoir. The identification rests on the pillars having heads of the "impost" variety, which is not known to have been in use for long before the sixth century. See Forscheimer, etc., Die byzant. Wasserbehälter, 1892; cf. Lethaby and S., op. cit., p. 248.
[489] Procopius, op. cit., i, 11. The Yeri-Batan Seraï ("Underground Palace") still in existence and full of water; for details, see Forscheimer, op. cit. Views of both cisterns are given in all modern popular works on CP.
[490] Procopius, De Aedificiis, in six books. Evagrius (ii, 18) mentions that in Africa alone, after the conquest, J. dealt with 150 cities on a more or less extensive scale.
[491] Procopius, op. cit., iv, Nov. xi; cxxxi.