Athanasius Is Cleared

When matters about Arsenius had reached this point, the authors of the fraud were thrown into confusion. Achab, who was also called John, one of the chief accusers, slipped out of the court in the uproar and got away. So Athanasius cleared himself of this charge without needing any formal legal plea; for he was confident that the mere sight of Arsenius alive would confound his slanderers. [a]