Something of this opposition is mentioned by Ammianus (xv. 7), who had a very dark and superficial knowledge of ecclesiastical history.
Liberius ... perseveranter
renitebatur, nec visum hominem, nec auditum damnare, nefas
ultimum saepe exclamans; aperte scilicet recalcitrans
Imperatoris arbitrio. Id enim ille Athanasio semper
infestus, etc.