Person812–842
Theophilos
Byzantine emperor (829–842) of the Amorian dynasty, son of Michael II and the last emperor to support iconoclasm; an active builder. He fought the Abbasids with mixed success; in 838 an army of Caliph al-Mu'tasim defeated him at Anzen, and the caliph sacked Amorium.
- Dates
- between 812 and 813 – 20 January 842
- Events
- 1 event
- Regions
- Balkans and Anatolia
- In the threads
- Early medieval Europe (500–1000)
Events
- Sack of Amorium1 August – between 12 August and 24 September 838 · Balkans and Anatolia