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GERMANICIA is a city on the coasts of Cilicia, Syria, and
Cappadocia, and belongs to the province called Euphratisia.
Eudoxius, the head of its church, directly, he heard of the death of
Leontius, betook himself to Antioch and clutched the see, where he
ravaged the vineyard of the Lord like a wild boar. He did not even
attempt to hide his evil ways, like Leontius, but raged in direct
attack upon the apostolic decrees, and involved in various troubles all
who had the hardihood to gainsay him. Now at this time Basilius had
succeeded Marcellus, and held the helm of the church of Ancyra, the
capital of Galatia, and Sebastia, the chief city of Armenia, was
under the guidance of Eustathius. No sooner had these bishops heard
of the iniquity and madness of Eudoxius, than they wrote to inform the
Emperor Constantius of his audacity. Constantius was now still
tarrying in the west, and, after the death of the tyrants, was
endeavouring to heal the harm they had caused. Both bishops were well
known to the Emperor and had great influence with him on account of the
high character they bore.
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