▁spread , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁several ▁times ▁offered ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁bishop ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁dioc eses ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁vac ated ▁through ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁A rian ▁king ▁Th ras am und . ▁He ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁accept ▁these ▁offers , ▁knowing ▁Th ras am und ▁had ▁specifically ▁ordered ▁that ▁only ▁Ari ans ▁be ▁permitted ▁to ▁fill ▁those ▁seats . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Rus pe ▁In ▁ 5 0 2 ▁Ful gent ius ▁was ▁persu aded ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁bishop ▁of ▁Rus pe ▁in ▁Tun is ia . ▁His ▁obvious ▁virt ues ▁made ▁a ▁strong ▁impression ▁on ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁his ▁new ▁dioc ese , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁soon ▁ban ished ▁to ▁S ardin ia ▁with ▁some ▁si xty ▁other ▁b ish ops ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁hold ▁the ▁A rian ▁position . ▁Pope ▁Sym m ach us ▁knew ▁of ▁their ▁pl ight ▁and ▁sent ▁them ▁annual ▁prov isions ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁money . ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁S ardin ia , ▁Ful gent ius ▁turned ▁a ▁house ▁in ▁C agli ari ▁into ▁a ▁monaster y , ▁and ▁determined ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁works ▁to ▁help ▁instruct ▁the ▁Christians ▁of ▁Africa . ▁In ▁ 5 1 5 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Africa , ▁having ▁been ▁sum mon ed ▁there ▁by ▁Th ras am und ▁for ▁a ▁public ▁debate ▁with ▁his ▁A rian ▁replacement . ▁His ▁book , ▁An ▁Answer ▁to ▁Ten ▁Ob jections ▁is ▁supposed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁collected ▁from ▁the ▁answers ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁regarding ▁ob jections ▁to