▁Ca es area ; ▁Jacob ▁of ▁N is ib is , ▁a ▁former ▁herm it ; ▁Hyp ati us ▁of ▁Gang ra ; ▁Pro t ogen es ▁of ▁S ard ica ; ▁Mel it ius ▁of ▁Sebast opol is ; ▁Ach ille us ▁of ▁Lar issa ▁( cons ider ed ▁the ▁Ath anas ius ▁of ▁Th ess aly ) ▁and ▁Sp y rid ion ▁of ▁Tr im yth ous , ▁who ▁even ▁while ▁a ▁bishop ▁made ▁his ▁living ▁as ▁a ▁she ph erd . ▁From ▁foreign ▁places ▁came ▁John , ▁bishop ▁of ▁Pers ia ▁and ▁India , ▁The oph ilus , ▁a ▁Goth ic ▁bishop , ▁and ▁Str at oph ilus , ▁bishop ▁of ▁P iti unt ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁ ▁The ▁Latin - spe aking ▁provinces ▁sent ▁at ▁least ▁five ▁represent atives : ▁Marcus ▁of ▁Cal ab ria ▁from ▁Italia , ▁Cec ilian ▁of ▁Car th age ▁from ▁Africa , ▁H os ius ▁of ▁C ór dob a ▁from ▁His p ania , ▁N icas ius ▁of ▁Die ▁from ▁Ga ul , ▁and ▁Dom n us ▁of ▁S irm ium ▁from ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ube . ▁ ▁Ath anas ius ▁of ▁Alexand ria , ▁a ▁young ▁de acon ▁and ▁companion ▁of ▁Bishop ▁Alexander ▁of ▁Alexand ria , ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁assist ants . ▁Ath anas ius ▁eventually ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁batt ling ▁against ▁A rian ism . ▁Alexander ▁of ▁Constantin ople , ▁then ▁a ▁pres by ter , ▁was ▁also ▁present ▁as ▁representative ▁of ▁his ▁aged ▁bishop .