310 THE CASE OF ANTHIMUS VAINLY ALLEGED. bishop of Constantinople.' But this instance, being scanned, will also prove slender and lame. The case was this: Anthimus, having deserted his charge at Trebisond, crept into the see of Constan- tinople, a course then held irregular and repugnant to the canons, and withal he had imbibed the Eutychian heresy. Yet, for his sup- port, he had wound himself into the favour of theEmpress Theodora, a countenancer of the Eutychian sect' Things standing thus, Pope Agapetus, as an agent from Rome to crave succour against the Goths, pressing and menacing the city, arrived at Constantinople; whereupon the empress desired of him to salute and consort with Anthimus.8 But he, by petitions of the monks, &c., understanding how things stood, refused to do so, except Anthimus " would return to his own charge and profess the orthodox doctrine." Thereupon the emperor joined with him to extrude Anthimus from Constan. tinople, and to substitute Menas. "He," say the monks in their libel of request to the emperor, "justly thrust this Anthimus from the episcopal chair of this city, your grace affording aid and force both to the catholic faith and the divine canons."' The act of Aga- petus was, according to his share in the common interest, to declare Anthimus, in his judgment, incapable of catholic communion and of episcopal function, by reason of his heretical opinions and his trans- gressionof ecclesiastical orders ;5 which moved Justinian effectually to deposeand extrude him. "You," say they, "fulfilling that which he justly and canonicallyjudged, and byyour general edict confirming it, and forbidding that hereafter such things should be attempted," s &c. And Agapetus himself says that it was done by "the apostolical au- thority, and the assistance of the most faithful kings;"' which pro- ceeding was completed by decree of the synodunder Menas, and that again, wasconfirmedby the imperial sanction; whenceEvagrius,report- ing the story,saysconcerningAnthimus andTheodosius ofAlexandria, that "because theycrossed theemperor's commands, anddidnot admit the decrees of Chalcedon, they both were expelled from their sees."' 1 Ann. 636., Viet. Tun. Evag. iv. 10. 8 Penique petentibus principibus, ut Anthimum papa in salutatione et communica- tione susciperet ; ille fieri inquit posse, si se libello probaret orthodoxum, et ad cathe- dram suam reverteretur.Lib. cap. xxi. T& xam& mñ; ÉxxT v)oiaç &6áoµ46 Toaµmµeva µadmv, &c.Libeld. Monach., p. 7. - 4'Aaa& Tov7ov Srzaíaç ig4Añaaç mou Tñç S'e mñç ráae4ç ispaTrxoü 9póvov, ouvera,avvoúonç, zai duverroxuoúonç Tñme xa6oarzñ wirrer xai .rois 9eiarç xaváor Tñ; µempaç eúoeßeaç, &C. Ilid; et Syn. Deer., p. 43; Imper. Sand., p. 128. 'Arop;vápccvaç . . . ,añTe xa6aarxoú ¡añTe iepia; aúmáv ïxerv Tó äv0µ..Syn. Deer.. p. 43. 6 T& on. rap fxcivou rzaía; za; xavavrxwç xezprµéva ranpoóvmeç, xa Srá yevrzñç úp6w"9 vo¡aa- Aeoiaç xupoúvTeç, xai mia TOaúTa TOD anrroú Taa¡cicoAar &rayopeúovmes, &C. 7 Tñç SÈ %v K4vomavmrvouróaer xaA'e8pas Tñv `v'ßprv ßanAoúvmaç moú 0e0ú, mñ &rooraarxñ aú01v- ?(SZ, xaI mmv rromomám4v .rvaoraéav mr-i ßonAeíx Sr;pAOioapóev.P. 24. 8"Oµ4ç S' oúv rúç &vrrxpú mâv (1. á4m moiv maú) ('.vaa'raias 140.8U?µaiT4Y ÌávTeç, zai p:ñ Sexá fesYOr Tá iY XaaxnSáv uvmeAarµávz &µpi ?ZS,' oizeiav éyeaaAíTnv 9pó4444.Evarj. iv. 11.
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