, ▁represent atives ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁conven ed ▁to ▁agree ▁on ▁a ▁do ctr inal ▁statement . ▁Also ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁the ▁Emperor ▁played ▁a ▁role , ▁by ▁calling ▁together ▁the ▁b ish ops ▁under ▁his ▁authority , ▁and ▁using ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁council ' s ▁orders ▁effect . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁short - term , ▁however , ▁the ▁council ▁did ▁not ▁completely ▁solve ▁the ▁problems ▁it ▁was ▁conven ed ▁to ▁discuss ▁and ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁conflict ▁and ▁up he aval ▁continued ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁Const antine ▁himself ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁two ▁A rian ▁Em per ors ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Empire : ▁his ▁son , ▁Constant ius ▁II ▁and ▁Val ens . ▁Val ens ▁could ▁not ▁resolve ▁the ▁out standing ▁ecc les iast ical ▁issues , ▁and ▁un success fully ▁confront ed ▁St . ▁Bas il ▁over ▁the ▁Nic ene ▁Cre ed . ▁ ▁P agan ▁powers ▁within ▁the ▁Empire ▁sought ▁to ▁maintain ▁and ▁at ▁times ▁re - est ab lish ▁pag an ism ▁into ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Emperor ▁( see ▁Ar b og ast ▁and ▁Julian ▁the ▁Apost ate ). ▁Ari ans ▁and ▁Me let ians ▁soon ▁reg ained ▁nearly ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁rights ▁they ▁had ▁lost , ▁and ▁consequ ently , ▁A rian ism ▁continued ▁to ▁spread ▁and ▁be ▁a ▁subject ▁of ▁debate ▁within ▁the ▁Church ▁during ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁century . ▁Al most ▁immediately , ▁E use b ius ▁of ▁Nic om