Person675–741
Leo III the Isaurian
Byzantine emperor (717–741) who repelled the second Arab siege of Constantinople and is traditionally regarded as the initiator of Iconoclasm.
- Dates
- between 675 and 685 – 18 June 741
- Events
- 2 events
- Regions
- Balkans and Anatolia
- In the threads
- Early medieval Europe (500–1000)
Events
- Second Arab siege of Constantinoplebetween 15 July and 15 August 717 – 15 August 718 · Balkans and Anatolia
- Byzantine Iconoclasmbetween 726 and 730 – 11 March 843 · Balkans and Anatolia
Often together with
Byzantine EmpireFirst Bulgarian EmpireIrene of AthensMaslama ibn Abd al-MalikTervelUmayyad Caliphate