Palaestina Prima
Aratius resurfaces in 535/536, as "Dux Palestinae", when Choricius composed a panegyric for both Aratius and the "archon" Stephen, the governor of Palestina. On 1 July 536, Stephanus was promoted to proconsul of Palaestina Prima (First Palestine). The panegyric was composed shortly before this promotion. The text includes mentions of Aratius' activities in the intervening years.