160px|thumb|right|Constantius II coin.Hilary also attended several synods during his time in exile, including the council at Seleucia (359) which saw the triumph of the homoion party and the forbidding of all discussion of the divine substance. In 360, Hilary tried unsuccessfully to secure a personal audience with Constantius, as well as to address the council which met at Constantinople in 360. When this council ratified the decisions of Ariminum and Seleucia, Hilary responded with the bitter In Constantium, which attacked the Emperor Constantius as Antichrist and persecutor of orthodox Christians. Hilary's urgent and repeated requests for public debates with his opponents, especially with Ursacius and Valens, proved at last so inconvenient that he was sent back to his diocese, which he appears to have reached about 361, within a very short time of the accession of Emperor Julian.
160px|thumb|right|constantius ii coinhilary also attended several synods during his time in exile including the council at seleucia (359) which saw the triumph of the homoion party and the forbidding of all discussion of the divine substance in 360 hilary tried unsuccessfully to secure a personal audience with constantius as well as to address the council which met at constantinople in 360 when this council ratified the decisions of ariminum and seleucia hilary responded with the bitter in constantium which attacked the emperor constantius as antichrist and persecutor of orthodox christians hilary's urgent and repeated requests for public debates with his opponents especially with ursacius and valens proved at last so inconvenient that he was sent back to his diocese which he appears to have reached about 361 within a very short time of the accession of emperor julian