Artabasdos

Names
	Artabasdus ; Artabasdos ; Արտավազդ ; Artavazd

Artabasdos
Artabasdos
Emperor of the Romans
	Solidus of Artabasdos
Byzantine emperor
Reign	June 741 – 2 November 743
Predecessor	Constantine V
Successor	Constantine V
Co-emperor	Nikephoros
Born	Unknown
Died	Unknown
Consort	Anna
Issue	Nikephoros; Niketas
Names
Names
	Artabasdus ; Artabasdos ; Արտավազդ ; Artavazd
Dynasty	Isaurian

Artabasdos or Artavasdos (Greek: Ἀρταύασδος or Ἀρτάβασδος, from Armenian: Արտավազդ, Artavazd, Ardavazt), Latinized as Artabasdus, was a Byzantine general of Armenian^[1] descent who seized the throne from June 741 until November 743, in usurpation of the reign of Constantine V.

^ Beckwith, Christopher I. (2009). Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present. Princeton University Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-691-13589-2. ...the Armenian general Artavasdos. [...] Because Artavasdos was Armenian..

[1] Beckwith, Christopher I. (2009). Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present. Princeton University Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-691-13589-2. ...the Armenian general Artavasdos. [...] Because Artavasdos was Armenian..

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