, ▁Jer ome , ▁D ion ys ius ▁Ex igu us , ▁and ▁R uf inus ▁recorded ▁ 3 1 8 . ▁This ▁number ▁ 3 1 8 ▁is ▁preserved ▁in ▁the ▁lit urg ies ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁and ▁the ▁Co ptic ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁of ▁Alexand ria . ▁ ▁De leg ates ▁came ▁from ▁every ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Empire , ▁including ▁Britain , ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Christian ▁churches ▁ext ant ▁within ▁the ▁S ass an id ▁Empire . ▁The ▁particip ating ▁b ish ops ▁were ▁given ▁free ▁travel ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁their ▁epis cop al ▁sees ▁to ▁the ▁council , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁lod ging . ▁These ▁b ish ops ▁did ▁not ▁travel ▁alone ; ▁each ▁one ▁had ▁permission ▁to ▁bring ▁with ▁him ▁two ▁pri ests ▁and ▁three ▁de a cons , ▁so ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁at ten de es ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁above ▁ 1 , 8 0 0 . ▁E use b ius ▁speak s ▁of ▁an ▁almost ▁in numerable ▁host ▁of ▁accomp any ing ▁pri ests , ▁de a cons , ▁and ▁a col y tes . ▁A ▁Sy ri ac ▁manuscript ▁lists ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁the ▁eastern ▁b ish ops ▁which ▁included ▁twenty ▁two ▁from ▁Co ele - S y ria , ▁nin ete en ▁from ▁Palest ine , ▁ten ▁from ▁Pho en icia , ▁six ▁from ▁Arab ia , ▁others ▁from ▁Ass y ria , ▁Mes op ot am ia , ▁Pers ia , ▁etc ., ▁but ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁b ish