▁ ▁The ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁Ari us ▁included ▁Sec und us ▁of ▁P to le ma is , ▁The on us ▁of ▁Mar mar ica , ▁Ze phy ri us ▁( or ▁Z opy rus ), ▁and ▁D ath es , ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁ha iled ▁from ▁the ▁Lib yan ▁Pent apolis . ▁Other ▁supp or ters ▁included ▁E use b ius ▁of ▁Nic om edia , ▁Paul inus ▁of ▁T yrus , ▁Act ius ▁of ▁Ly dd a , ▁Men oph ant us ▁of ▁E ph es us , ▁and ▁The ogn us ▁of ▁N ica ea . ▁ ▁" Res pl endent ▁in ▁pur ple ▁and ▁gold , ▁Const antine ▁made ▁a ▁cer emon ial ▁entrance ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁council , ▁probably ▁in ▁early ▁June , ▁but ▁respect fully ▁se ated ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁ahead ▁of ▁himself ." ▁As ▁E use b ius ▁described , ▁Const antine ▁" him self ▁proceeded ▁through ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁the ▁assembly , ▁like ▁some ▁heaven ly ▁mess enger ▁of ▁God , ▁cloth ed ▁in ▁ra iment ▁which ▁gl itter ed ▁as ▁it ▁were ▁with ▁ray s ▁of ▁light , ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁g low ing ▁rad iance ▁of ▁a ▁pur ple ▁ro be , ▁and ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁the ▁brilliant ▁spl endor ▁of ▁gold ▁and ▁pre cious ▁stones ." ▁The ▁em peror ▁was ▁present ▁as ▁an ▁over se er ▁and ▁pres ider , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁cast ▁any ▁official ▁vote . ▁Const antine ▁organized ▁the ▁Council ▁along ▁the ▁lines ▁of