Zenon was a private secretary to Apollonios, the finance minister to Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Ptolemy III Euergetes in Egypt during the 2nd century BC. Head of Ptolemy II Philadelphus (309-246 BC), with Arsinoë II. Ptolemy II Philadelphus (309-246 BC), was the ruler of Egypt (he was not technically the pharaoh because he was not ethnically Egyptian) from 281 BC to 246 BC. He was of a delicate constitution, no Macedonian warrior-chief... Ptolemy III Euergetes, (Ptolemaeus III) (Evergetes, Euergetes) (reigned 246 BC-222 BC) is sometimes called Ptolemy III Euergetes I. (Ptolemy VIII also titled himself Euergetes: the Beneficent; but he is usually known, then and since, as Ptolemy Physcon: Belly. ... (3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - other centuries) (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium AD) // Events 175 BCE - Antiochus IV Epiphanes, took possession of the Syrian throne, at the murder of his brother Seleucus IV Philopator, which rightly belonged to his nephew Demetrius I Soter. ...
A cache of over 2,000 papyri written by Zenon were discovered in the 1900s and are referred to as the Zenon Archive or Zenon Papyrus.
Paul Zenon (born June 29, 1964) is a British magician often captured performing in pubs and on the streets of London, regarded by some as a humorous and British alternative to David Blaine.
Many say that when Zenon performs in the streets and in pubs and so on that he is smooth and charsmatic, a charming performer, and very funny.
It is fair to say that over the years Zenon has led a life of deceit and trickery; he now uses his knowledge to expose hustlers and scam/con artists so as the public will not fall into their trap.
This article is about an Egyptian secretary from the 2nd century BC; for other uses see ZENON Environmental and Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century.
Zenon was a private secretary to Apollonios, the finance minister to Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Ptolemy III Euergetes in Egypt during the 2nd century BC.
A cache of over 2,000 papyri written by Zenon were discovered in the 1900s and are referred to as the Zenon Archive or Zenon Papyrus.
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