query: instance_of council of constantinople 
supports: The princeps senatus (plural "principes senatus") was the first member by precedence of the Roman Senate. Although officially out of the "cursus honorum" and owning no "imperium", this office brought enormous prestige to the senator holding it. Constantius II (7 August 317  3 November 361) was Roman Emperor from 337 to 361. The second son of Constantine I and Fausta, he ascended to the throne with his brothers Constantine II and Constans upon their father's death. Augustus (23 September 63 BC  19 August 14 AD) was the founder of the Roman Principate and considered the first Emperor, controlling the Roman Empire from 27 BC until his death in AD 14. The Latin word imperator was originally a title roughly equivalent to "commander" under the Roman Republic. Later it became a part of the titulature of the Roman Emperors as part of their cognomen. The English word "emperor" derives from "imperator" via Old French "Empereür". The Roman emperors themselves generally based their authority on multiple titles and positions, rather than preferring any single title. Nevertheless, "imperator" was used relatively consistently as an element of a Roman ruler's title throughout the principate (derived from "princeps," from which "prince" in English is derived) and the dominate. The Pontifex Maximus (Latin, literally: "greatest pontiff" or "greatest bridge-builder") was the high priest of the College of Pontiffs ("Collegium Pontificum") in ancient Rome. This was the most important position in the ancient Roman religion, open only to patricians until 254 BC, when a plebeian first occupied this post. A distinctly religious office under the early Roman Republic, it gradually became politicized until, beginning with Augustus, it was subsumed into the Imperial office. Its last use with reference to the emperors is in inscriptions of Gratian (reigned 375383) who, however, then decided to omit the words "pontifex maximus" from his title. Although the most influential office within Roman priesthood, the "pontifex maximus" was ranked the fifth in the ranking of the highest Roman priests ("ordo sacerdotum"), behind the "rex sacrorum" and the "flamines maiores" ("Flamen Dialis", "Flamen Martialis", "Flamen Quirinalis"). Princeps (plural: principes) is a Latin word meaning "first in time or order; the first, foremost, chief, the most eminent, distinguished, or noble; the first man, first person." The Roman Empire (Koine and Medieval Greek:   , tr. ) was the post-Roman Republic period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterized by government headed by emperors and large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, Africa and Asia. The city of Rome was the largest city in the world BC AD, with Constantinople (New Rome) becoming the largest around 500 AD, and the Empire's populace grew to an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the world's population at the time). The 500-year-old republic which preceded it was severely destabilized in a series of civil wars and political conflict, during which Julius Caesar was appointed as perpetual dictator and then assassinated in 44 BC. Civil wars and executions continued, culminating in the victory of Octavian, Caesar's adopted son, over Mark Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the annexation of Egypt. Octavian's power was then unassailable and in 27 BC the Roman Senate formally granted him overarching power and the new title "Augustus", effectively marking the end of the Roman Republic. The Roman emperor was the ruler of the Roman Empire during the imperial period (starting in 27 BC). The emperors used a variety of different titles throughout history. Often when a given Roman is described as becoming "emperor" in English, it reflects his taking of the title "Augustus" or "Caesar". Another title often used was "imperator", originally a military honorific. Early Emperors also used the title "princeps" (first citizen). Emperors frequently amassed republican titles, notably "Princeps Senatus", "Consul" and "Pontifex Maximus". Constans (c. 323  350) or Constans I was Roman Emperor from 337 to 350. He defeated his brother Constantine II in 340, but anger in the army over his personal life and preference for his barbarian bodyguards led the general Magnentius to rebel, resulting in the assassination of Constans in 350. Silifke ("Seleukeia") is a town and district in south-central Mersin Province, Turkey, west of the city of Mersin, on the west end of Çukurova. The military, also called the armed forces, are forces authorized to use deadly force, and weapons, to support the interests of the state and some or all of its citizens. The task of the military is usually defined as defense of the state and its citizens, and the prosecution of war against another state. The military may also have additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within a society, including, the promotion of a political agenda, protecting corporate economic interests, internal population control, construction, emergency services, social ceremonies, and guarding important areas. The military can also function as a discrete subculture within a larger civil society, through the development of separate infrastructures, which may include housing, schools, utilities, food production and banking. The Council of Seleucia was an early Christian church synod at Seleucia Isauria (now Silifke, Turkey). In 359 , the Roman Emperor Constantius II requested a church council , at Constantinople , of both the eastern and western bishops , to resolve the split at the Council of Seleucia . According to Socrates Scholasticus , only about 50 of the Eastern bishops , and an unspecified number of the western ones , actually attended . Acacius of Caesarea declared that the Son ( Jesus Christ ) was like the Father ( God ) `` according to the scriptures , '' as in the majority decision at Ariminum and close to the minority at Seleucia . Basil of Ancyra , Eustathius of Sebaste , and their party declared that the Son was of similar substance to the Father , as in the majority decision at Seleucia . Maris of Chalcedon , Eudoxius of Antioch , and the deacons Aëtius and Eunomius declared that the Son was of a dissimilar substance from the Father . The Heteroousians defeated the Homoiousians in an initial debate , but Constantius banished Aëtius , after which the council , including Maris and Eudoxius , agreed to the homoian creed of Ariminum with minor modifications . Wulfila also attended the council and endorsed the resulting creed . After the Council of Constantinople , the homoian bishop Acacius deposed and banished several homoiousian bishops , including Macedonius I of Constantinople , Basil , Eustathius , Eleusius of Cyzicus , Dracontius of Pergamum , Neonas of Seleucia , Sophronius of Pompeiopolis , Elpidius of Satala and Cyril of Jerusalem . At the same time , Acacius also deposed and banished the Anomoean deacon Aëtius . A synod historically is a council of a church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. In modern usage, the word often refers to the governing body of a particular church, whether its members are meeting or not. It is also sometimes used to refer to a church that is governed by a synod. Flavia Maxima Fausta (289326) was a Roman Empress, daughter of the Roman Emperor Maximianus. To seal the alliance between them for control of the Tetrarchy, in 307 Maximianus married her to Constantine I, who set aside his wife Minervina in her favour. Constantine and Fausta had been betrothed since 293.
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answer: synod