This Athanasius was appointed to the see of Ancyra (Angora) by the influence of Acacius the one-eyed, bp. of Cæsarea, the inveterate opponent of Cyril of Jerusalem, and leader of the Homœans.  He therefore started his episcopate under unfavorable auspices, but acquired a reputation for orthodoxy.  cf. Greg. Nyss., Contra Eunom. I. ii. 292.  On Basil’s high opinion of him, cf. Letter xxix.