▁the ▁c atholic ▁Nic ene ▁position . ▁Th ras am und , ▁im pressed ▁by ▁Ful gent ius ' ▁knowledge ▁and ▁learning , ▁and ▁fear ing ▁social ▁disc ord ▁if ▁these ▁persu as ive ▁arguments ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁his ▁A rian ▁subjects , ▁ordered ▁that ▁all ▁Ful gent ius ' ▁future ▁statements ▁could ▁only ▁be ▁delivered ▁or ally . ▁Ful gent ius ▁respond ed ▁with ▁a ▁further ▁re but tal ▁to ▁the ▁A rian ▁position , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Three ▁Books ▁to ▁King ▁Th ras am und . ▁Th ras am und ' s ▁respect ▁for ▁Ful gent ius ▁grew , ▁leading ▁him ▁to ▁allow ▁Ful gent ius ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁Car th age , ▁but ▁after ▁renew ed ▁compla ints ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁A rian ▁cler gy ▁he ▁ban ished ▁Ful gent ius ▁back ▁to ▁S ardin ia ▁in ▁ 5 2 0 . ▁▁ ▁Ful gent ius ▁founded ▁several ▁communities ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁Africa , ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁S ardin ia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 5 2 3 , ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Th ras am und ▁and ▁the ▁acc ession ▁of ▁his ▁Catholic ▁son ▁H ilder ic , ▁Ful gent ius ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Rus pe ▁and ▁try ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁popul ace ▁to ▁the ▁Catholic ▁position . ▁He ▁worked ▁to ▁reform ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁ab uses ▁which ▁had ▁in fil tr ated ▁his ▁old ▁dioc ese ▁in ▁his ▁absence . ▁The ▁power ▁and ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁his ▁pre aching ▁was ▁so ▁prof ound ▁that