The end of Anastasius' time as Pope was fraught with deception and intrigue. Those who were anti-Anastasius elected Symmachus, while the pro-Anastasius' elected archpriest Lawrence.
The two factions clashed as the city exploded into riots. The violence and discord of Symmachus' election prompted him to make his first act of Pope to lay down rules for future elections.
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