, ▁who ▁agreed ▁to ▁send ▁ 1 2 ▁b ish ops ▁to ▁Rome . ▁Rome ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁By z antine ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Me et ings ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 7 6 9 ▁the ▁Pope ▁opened ▁the ▁syn od ▁in ▁the ▁Later an ▁Bas il ica . ▁Pres ent ▁were ▁around ▁ 5 2 ▁b ish ops ▁( or ▁represent atives ▁of ▁b ish ops ), ▁including ▁ones ▁from ▁T usc any ▁and ▁Camp ania , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁pri ests , ▁de a cons , ▁and ▁the ▁la ity . ▁The ▁Council ▁met ▁during ▁four ▁sessions , ▁spread ▁over ▁four ▁days , ▁last ing ▁until ▁ 1 5 ▁April . ▁The ▁first ▁sessions ▁of ▁the ▁Council , ▁last ing ▁two ▁days , ▁were ▁dedicated ▁to ▁review ing ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁ant ip ope ▁Const antine ▁II , ▁in ▁which ▁Wil ich ar ▁of ▁S ens ▁took ▁a ▁leading ▁role . ▁ ▁Const antine ▁was ▁brought ▁before ▁the ▁syn od , ▁and ▁was ▁asked ▁how ▁he ▁just ified ▁his ▁own ▁acc ession ▁as ▁a ▁lay man ▁to ▁the ▁Apost ol ic ▁See . ▁Const antine ▁replied ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁forced ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁role , ▁as ▁the ▁Roman ▁people ▁had ▁been ▁looking ▁for ▁someone ▁to ▁fix ▁the ▁problems ▁left ▁behind ▁by ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁I . ▁He ▁then ▁conf essed ▁to ▁the ▁charges , ▁and ▁threw ▁himself ▁on ▁the ▁mer cy ▁of ▁the ▁syn od . ▁On