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Definition of Basiliscus

1. Noun. A reptile genus of Iguanidae.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Basiliscus

Literary usage of Basiliscus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. La démocratie libérale by Thomas Hodgkin, Etienne Vacherot (1896)
"KOOK iv. the counter-revolution which hurled Basiliscus from CH 2 — his throne. ... And thus Basiliscus himself and his wife and children, perishing by ..."

2. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1892)
"influence of Zeno was found in Basiliscus, the brother of the Emperor's wife ... Basiliscus, the Monophysite, practically denied the true Manhood of Jesus ..."

3. A History of the Church from A.D. 322 to the Death of Theodore of Mopsuestia by Theodoret, Evagrius (1854)
"BUT on the insurrection of Basiliscus, the brother of Ve- rina—for the disposition of his nearest connexions was hostile, from the universal disgust at his ..."

4. History of Latin Christianity: Including that of the Popes to the by Henry Hart Milman (1881)
"With Basiliscus, the ... Timotheus the Weasel came from his exile to Constantinople, and ruled the Emperor Basiliscus with unrivalled sway.1 ..."

5. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology by William Smith (1880)
"In this country Basiliscus made a successful campaign against the Bulgarians ... Basiliscus was ordered to sail direct to Carthage, and his operations were ..."

6. General History of the Christian Religion and Church by August Neander, Alexander James William Morrison (1851)
"This took place in 476, when Basiliscus succeeded in expelling the emperor Zeno, successor to his father-in-law Leo, in the year 474, from the imperial ..."

7. A History of the Later Roman Empire: From Arcadius to Irene (395 A.D. to 800 by John Bagnell Bury (1889)
"Moreover, the elevation of Zeno was not pleasing to the Empress-mother Verina, a woman of great energy and capacity for intrigue. Her brother Basiliscus ..."

8. A History of the Church in Six Books, from A.D.431 to A.D.594 by Evagrius (1846)
"INSURRECTION OF Basiliscus. FLIGHT OF ZENO. BUT on the insurrection of Basiliscus, the brother of Verina—for the disposition of his nearest connexions was ..."

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