Theophilos (emperor)

Theophilos
Emperor of the Romans
Theophilus, in the Chronicle of John Skylitzes
Byzantine emperor
Reign2 October 829 – 20 January 842
Coronation12 May 821
PredecessorMichael II
SuccessorMichael III and Theodora
Co-emperorConstantine (830s)
Born812
Died20 January 842 (aged 30)
ConsortTheodora
IssueConstantine
Thekla
Anna
Anastasia
Pulcheria
Maria
Michael III
DynastyAmorian dynasty
FatherMichael II
MotherThekla

Theophilos (Greek: Θεόφιλος, romanizedTheóphilos; Latin: Theophilus, c. 812  – 20 January 842) was the Byzantine Emperor from 829 until his death in 842.[1] He was the second emperor of the Amorian dynasty and the last emperor to support iconoclasm.[2] Theophilos personally led the armies in his long war against the Arabs, beginning in 831.

  1. ^ Theophilos's age is discussed here - https://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/viewFile/8531/4731
  2. ^ Timothy E. Gregory (2010). A History of Byzantium. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. p. 227.

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