▁the ▁imperial ▁throne . ▁To ▁resolve ▁the ▁sim mer ing ▁t ensions , ▁Mar cian ▁announced ▁his ▁intention ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁new ▁council ▁to ▁set ▁aside ▁the ▁ 4 4 9 ▁Second ▁Council ▁of ▁E ph es us ▁which ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁" L atro cin ium " ▁ ▁or ▁" Rob ber ▁Council " ▁by ▁Pope ▁Leo . ▁ ▁Pul cher ia , ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁The odos ius , ▁ ▁may ▁have ▁influenced ▁this ▁decision , ▁or ▁even ▁made ▁the ▁convention ▁of ▁a ▁council ▁a ▁requirement ▁during ▁her ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁As par , ▁the ▁mag ister ▁milit um , ▁to ▁marry ▁Mar cian . ▁ ▁Leo ▁had ▁pressed ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁Italy , ▁but ▁Emperor ▁Mar cian ▁instead ▁called ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁conven e ▁at ▁Chal ced on , ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁closer ▁to ▁Constantin ople , ▁and ▁would ▁thus ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁respond ▁quickly ▁to ▁any ▁events ▁along ▁the ▁Dan ube , ▁which ▁was ▁being ▁ra ided ▁by ▁the ▁H uns ▁under ▁Att ila . ▁ ▁The ▁council ▁opened ▁on ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 4 5 1 . ▁Mar cian ▁had ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁de posed ▁by ▁Dios cor us ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁dioc eses ▁and ▁had ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁F lav ian ▁brought ▁to ▁the ▁capital ▁to ▁be ▁buried ▁honor ably . ▁The ▁Emperor ▁asked ▁Leo ▁to ▁pres ide ▁over ▁the ▁council , ▁but ▁Leo ▁again ▁chose ▁to ▁send ▁leg ates ▁in ▁his ▁place . ▁This ▁time , ▁B ish ops ▁Pas chas