Theophilus at last appeared at Constantinople in June, 403, not alone, as he had been commanded, but with twenty-nine of his
suffragan bishops, and, as Palladius tells us, with a good deal of money and all sorts of gifts. His nephew and successor
Cyril also accompanied him to the synod. Theophilus took his lodgings in one of the imperial palaces, and held conferences with all the adversaries of Chrysostom. Then he retired with his suffragans and seven other bishops to a villa near Constantinople, called
Epi Dryn. A long list of around thirty accusations was drawn up against Chrysostom, which are, for the first ten : • 1. He was accused of having whipped and chained a monk named John. • 2. He was accused of selling Church property. • 3. He was accused of having sold the marble that Nectarios of Constantinople set aside for the church of Saint Anastasius. • 4. He was accused of insulting the clergy as "dishonorable, corrupt, useless in themselves and worthless". • 5. He was accused of calling Saint Epiphanius an idiot and a demon. • 6. He was accused of having intrigued against Severian of Gabala. • 7. He was accused of having written a defamatory book against the clergy. • 8. He was accused of having assembled the members of the clergy, and accused three deacons, Acacius, Edaphus and John, on a charge of stealing his hood (scapular or omophorion, the Greek is not precise). • 9. He was accused of having consecrated Antony as a bishop, although he was found guilty of plundering the tombs. • 10. He was accused of having denounced Count John during a seditious meeting of the troops. The synod now consisted of forty-two archbishops and bishops, many of whom were Syrian and Egyptian bishops inimical to him brought by Theophilus. So now the synod, assembled to judge Theophilus in accordance with the orders of the emperor, now summoned Chrysostom to present himself and apologize.
Severian, Bishop of Gabala in Syria, whom Chrysostom had previously ordered to leave Constantinople because of his involvement in controversy with the deacon Sarapion, served as prosecutor. Chrysostom refused to recognize the legality of a synod in which his open enemies were judges. After the third summons Chrysostom, with the consent of the emperor, was declared to be deposed. In order to avoid useless bloodshed, he surrendered himself on the third day to the soldiers who awaited him. But the threats of the excited people, and a sudden "accident in the imperial palace" (in fact a miscarriage), frightened the empress. She feared some punishment from heaven for Chrysostom's exile, and immediately ordered his recall. After some hesitation, Chrysostom re-entered the capital amid the great rejoicing of the people. Theophilus and his party saved themselves by fleeing from Constantinople. ==Aftermath==