▁ ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁granted ▁rights ▁to ▁elect ▁magistr ates , ▁a ed iles , ▁and ▁qu a est ors . ▁and ▁establish ▁a ▁town ▁council ▁with ▁ 5 0 ▁members ( Dec ur ions ) ▁and ▁city ▁hall , ▁and ▁to ▁pass ▁ordin ances . ▁ ▁Size ▁ ▁B own mann ▁and ▁G arn sey ▁have ▁argued ▁that ▁T ym and us ▁was ▁actually ▁a ▁village , ▁not ▁a ▁town ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁grant ing ▁of ▁municipal ▁status ▁was ▁unusual . ▁They ▁argue ▁the ▁word ing ▁of ▁the ▁grant ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁grant ing ▁of ▁municipal ▁status ▁rather ▁than ▁being ▁an ▁actual ▁city . ▁Lev ick , ▁however , ▁arg ues ▁that ▁T ym and us ▁had ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁century ▁been ▁a ▁mere ▁village , ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ▁grant ▁had ▁grown ▁significantly , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁grant ▁merely ▁reflected ▁a ▁recognition ▁of ▁this ▁change . ▁ ▁Pont ▁has ▁post ulated ▁that ▁the ▁grant ing ▁of ▁the ▁municipal ▁status ▁was ▁to ▁pla c ate ▁a ▁particularly ▁vocal ▁community . ▁ ▁Bishop ric ▁P is idia ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁center ▁of ▁Christian ity , ▁and ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁ecc les iast ical ▁province ▁of ▁Ant io ch . ▁Kn own ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁see ▁include : ▁Long inus ▁of ▁T ym and us ▁Call in icus ▁of ▁T ym and us ▁in ▁P is idia ▁appeared ▁the ▁First ▁Council ▁of ▁Constantin ople ▁ ▁Bishop ▁Alo ys ius ▁P are par amb il ▁( T ym