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Leo III. Died. After 717, possibly on 24 July 754. Issue. Theodosius. Theodosius III ( Greek: Θεοδόσιος, romanized : Theodósios) was Byzantine emperor from c. May 715 to 25 March 717. Before rising to power and seizing the throne of the Byzantine Empire, he was a tax collector in Adramyttium. In 715, the Byzantine navy and the troops ...
Apr 11, 2024 · emperor (715-717), Byzantine Empire. Theodosius III (died after 754?, Ephesus) was a Byzantine emperor from 715 to 717. He was an obscure tax collector of southwestern Asia Minor who against his will was proclaimed emperor by the troops of the Opsikion theme rebelling against Anastasius II. His supporters successfully captured Constantinople ...
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Theodosius III was Byzantine emperor from c. May 715 to 25 March 717. Before rising to power and seizing the throne of the Byzantine Empire, he was a tax collector in Adramyttium. In 715, the Byzantine navy and the troops of the Opsician Theme, one of the Byzantine provinces, revolted against Emperor Anastasius II, acclaiming the reluctant Theodosius as emperor. Theodosius led his troops to ...
The Theodosian dynasty was a Roman imperial family that produced five Roman emperors during Late Antiquity, reigning over the Roman Empire from 379 to 457. The dynasty's patriarch was Theodosius the Elder, whose son Theodosius the Great was made Roman emperor in 379. Theodosius's two sons both became emperors, while his daughter married ...
Nov 25, 2000 · Sumner maintains that the emperor Theodosius can probably be identified with Theodosius, son of Apsimarus i.e. the former emperor Tiberius III (692-705). This figure was bishop of Ephesus by circa 729, which position he held until his death (after 24 July, 754), having been a leading figure at the iconoclast Council of Hieria (754).
Theodosios III or Theodosius III (Greek: Θεοδόσιος Γ΄) was Byzantine Emperor from 715 to 25 March 717. Biography. Theodosius was a financial officer and tax collector in the southern portion of the theme of Opsikion. According to one theory, he was the son of the former Emperor Tiberius III. According to another theory, he was of low ...
