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- On Dec. 24, 820, he was sentenced to death, but on the following day, his partisans assassinated Leo and proclaimed Michael emperor.
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May 18, 2024 · Constantine was born probably in the later 280s ce. A typical product of the military governing class of the later 3rd century, he was the son of Flavius Valerius Constantius, an army officer, and his wife (or concubine) Helena. In 293 ce his father was raised to the rank of Caesar, or deputy emperor (as Constantius I Chlorus ), and was sent to ...
In June 813, a month before the coronation of Leo V, a group of soldiers broke into the imperial mausoleum in the Church of the Holy Apostles, opened the sarcophagus of Constantine V, and implored him to return and save the empire.
In 726 the Byzantine emperor Leo III took a public stand against the perceived worship of icons, and in 730 their use was officially prohibited. This opened a persecution of icon venerators that was severe in the reign of Leo’s successor, Constantine V (741–775).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 9, 2022 · According to traditional accounts, Iconoclasm was prompted by emperor Leo III removing an icon of Christ from the Chalke Gate of the imperial palace in Constantinople in 726 or 730, sparking a widespread destruction of images and a persecution of those who defended images.
Dec 4, 2017 · Military Campaigns. Leo's reign hit an immediate crisis when his capital Constantinople was besieged by an Arab force led by the brilliant general Maslama. Indeed, one reason why the Church and nobles of the empire so readily accepted Leo as their new emperor may well have been due to the imminent threat to the capital.
- Mark Cartwright
Dec 6, 2017 · Along with spurring the spread of iconoclasm in the Empire, Leo III (who ruled from A.D. 717 to 741) fought off an Arab siege of the city and stabilized the throne after recent years of upheaval....
