. ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁pag an ism ▁remained ▁legal ▁and ▁present ▁in ▁public ▁affairs . ▁Const antine ' s ▁coin age ▁and ▁other ▁official ▁mot ifs , ▁until ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁N ica ea , ▁had ▁affili ated ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁pag an ▁cult ▁of ▁Sol ▁Inv ict us . ▁At ▁first , ▁Const antine ▁encourag ed ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁new ▁tem ples ▁and ▁toler ated ▁traditional ▁sacrific es . ▁Later ▁in ▁his ▁reign , ▁he ▁gave ▁orders ▁for ▁the ▁pill aging ▁and ▁the ▁te aring ▁down ▁of ▁Roman ▁tem ples . ▁ ▁Const antine ' s ▁role ▁regarding ▁N ica ea ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁supre me ▁civil ▁leader ▁and ▁authority ▁in ▁the ▁emp ire . ▁As ▁Emperor , ▁the ▁responsibility ▁for ▁maintain ing ▁civil ▁order ▁was ▁his , ▁and ▁he ▁sought ▁that ▁the ▁Church ▁be ▁of ▁one ▁mind ▁and ▁at ▁peace . ▁When ▁first ▁informed ▁of ▁the ▁un rest ▁in ▁Alexand ria ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁A rian ▁disput es , ▁he ▁was ▁" gre at ly ▁trouble d " ▁and , ▁" re bu ked " ▁both ▁Ari us ▁and ▁Bishop ▁Alexander ▁for ▁origin ating ▁the ▁disturb ance ▁and ▁allowing ▁it ▁to ▁become ▁public . ▁A ware ▁also ▁of ▁" the ▁divers ity ▁of ▁opinion " ▁regarding ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁E aster ▁and ▁hoping ▁to ▁sett le ▁both ▁issues , ▁he ▁sent ▁the ▁" hon ored " ▁Bishop ▁H os ius ▁of ▁Cord ova ▁( H isp ania ) ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁local ▁church ▁council ▁and ▁" re con