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Zeno

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Zeno , d. 491, Roman emperor of the East (474–491). An Isaurian, he succeeded his son Leo II and was the son-in-law of Leo I. During his reign he suppressed several revolts. He was driven from his throne for a period of 20 months (475–76) by the usurper Basiliscus . One of his first acts was to conclude (476) a peace with the Vandal king Gaiseric . He supported orthodox Christianity and attempted to reconcile the Monophysites to the decrees of the Council of Chalcedon through his Henotikon (482), a compromise, which only provoked fresh controversy. Zeno was forced to recognize the de facto rule of Odoacer in Italy and to grant him the title of patrician. He freed the East from the raids of the Ostrogoths by encouraging the invasion of Italy by Theodoric the Great (488). Zeno was succeeded by Anastasius I.

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Zeno

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Zeno ♂ From the classical Greek name Zēnōn, a short form of any of several names beginning with Zēn-, the stem form of the name of Zeus, king of the gods, for example Zēnodōros ‘gift of Zeus’. Zeno was the name of two major Greek philosophers and a Christian Eastern Roman emperor (d. 491). Zeno of Elea (c.490–430 bc) was an original thinker who challenged common-sense notions like motion and number with sophisticated logical arguments. Zeno of Citium (c.334–262 bc) was the founder of the Stoics.

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Zeno

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Zeno (fl. 5th century bc), Greek philosopher. A member of the Eleatic school, he defended Parmenides' theories by formulating paradoxes which appeared to demonstrate the impossibility of motion, one of which shows that once Achilles has given a tortoise a start he can never overtake it, since each time he arrives where it was, it has already moved on.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Zeno." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Zeno

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Zeno (c.450?–91), E. Emperor from 474. His reign was marked by a series of disastrous wars, and his Henoticon (482) did nothing to bring about the desired union of the Monophysites with the orthodox.

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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Zeno." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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