ates ▁to ▁represent ▁him ▁and ▁expressed ▁his ▁regret ▁that ▁the ▁short ness ▁of ▁the ▁notice ▁must ▁prevent ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁any ▁other ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁West . ▁He ▁provided ▁his ▁leg ates , ▁one ▁of ▁whom ▁died ▁en ▁route , ▁with ▁a ▁letter ▁addressed ▁to ▁F lav ian ▁explaining ▁Rome ' s ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁controvers y . ▁Leo ' s ▁letter , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Leo ' s ▁T ome , ▁conf essed ▁that ▁Christ ▁had ▁two ▁n atures , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁of ▁or ▁from ▁two ▁n atures . ▁▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 4 4 9 ▁the ▁Second ▁Council ▁of ▁E ph es us ▁began ▁its ▁first ▁session . ▁The ▁Act s ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁session ▁of ▁this ▁syn od ▁were ▁read ▁at ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Chal ced on , ▁ 4 5 1 , ▁and ▁are ▁thus ▁preserved . ▁The ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁Act s ▁( the ▁first ▁session ▁being ▁wanting ) ▁are ▁known ▁through ▁a ▁Sy ri ac ▁translation ▁by ▁a ▁Mon oph ys ite ▁mon k , ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 5 3 5 ▁and ▁published ▁from ▁a ▁manuscript ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Museum . ▁Non eth eless , ▁there ▁are ▁somewhat ▁different ▁interpret ations ▁as ▁to ▁what ▁actually ▁trans p ired . ▁The ▁question ▁before ▁the ▁council ▁by ▁order ▁of ▁the ▁em peror ▁was ▁whether ▁F lav ian , ▁in ▁a ▁syn od ▁held ▁by ▁him ▁at ▁Constantin ople ▁in ▁November , ▁ 4 4 8 , ▁had ▁just ly ▁de posed ▁and ▁ex