Of the COUNCIL of Constantinople.
THE Acacians having stay'd at Constantinople, assembled there a Council of 50 Bishops, in the * 1.1 beginning of the Year 360. Thither they invited the Bishops of Bithynia who were of their Party, and they approv'd and publish'd in this Synod the Creed of the Council of Ariminum, changing only a few things in it. Afterwards they condemn'd Aetius, and excommunicated three Bishops who would not Consent to his Condemnation. But as they condemned this Heretick only out of Policy, that they might obtain the favour of the Emperour who could endure him no longer; so they revenged themselves afterwards upon all the Bishops which oppos'd them in the Synod of Seleucia, and depos'd the Heads of the Semi-Arian Party, who were Macedonius of Constantinople, Basil of Ancyra, Eleusius of Cyzicum, Eustathius of Sebastea, Heortasius of Sardis, and Dracontius of Pergamus. In the Second Session, they added to these Silvanus of Tarsus, Sophronius of Pompeiopc∣lis, Elpidius of Satala, and Cyril of Jerusalem. They alledg'd many Pretences for deposing of them, and ordain'd in their room Persons of A••tius's Party. Eudoxius possess'd himself of the See of Con∣stantinople.