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at this Synod, a bishop from Persia was also among them; neither was the Scythian absent from this
- Acesius, Novatian bishop of Constantinople.
- Ætius,* of Lydda in Syria.
- Alexander, of Alexandria in Egypt; the first orthodox opponent of Arius.
- Alexander, of Byzantium, the correspondent of Alexander, of Alexandria.
- Amphion, of Epiphania in Cilicia.
- Amphion,* of Sidon.
- Anthony,* of Tarsus in Cilicia, who subsequently became a bishop.
- Arius, of Alexandria in Egypt; the originator of Arianism, who was anathematized by the Council, and banished by the emperor.
- Arostanes alias Aristens, or Aristaces, who converted the king of Greater Armenia to Christianity.
- Athanasius,* of Anazarbus in Cilicia.
- Athanasius, of Alexandria in Egypt; the great future defender of the Nicene Creed, though he was only a deacon at the Council.
- Auxanon, a boy (attendent of Acesius, the Novatian), who lived to a great age, and was a presbyter of the Novatians. He wrote many curious details of the Council.—Stanley. Neale.
- Basil,* of Amasia in Pontus.
- Capito, of Sicily.
- Cæcilian, of Carthage in Africa.
- Cynon.
- Dachius,* of Berenice.
- Domnus, of Stridon in Pannonia.
- Eulalius,* of Cappadocia.
- Eupsychius, of Tyana, in Cappadocia.
- Eusebius,* of Nicomedia, the chief town of Bithynia; he was the great friend and defender of Arius; Constantine was baptized by him.
- Eusebius Pamphilus,* of Cæsarea in Palestine, whom Gibbon calls "the most learned of the theologians." Dean Stanley calls him the clerk of the Imperial closet, chaplain, interpreter, &c.
- Eustathius, of Antioch in Syria; one of the chief debaters of the Orthodox party; and, according to Theodoret, the one who delivered the opening oration before the emperor.
- Eustorgius, from Milan.
- Eutychius, of Amasena; successor to Basil, the martyr.
- Gregory,* of Berytus in Syria.
- Harpocration, of Cuonopolis in Egypt.
- Hellannicus, of Tripolis.
- Hermogenes, the deacon, Secretary of the Council; afterwards bishop of Cæsarea.
