Leo III the Isaurian

Regnal name
	Leo

Leo III the Isaurian
Leo III the Isaurian
Emperor of the Romans
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Byzantine emperor
Reign	25 March 717 – 18 June 741
Predecessor	Theodosius III
Successor	Constantine V
Born	Konon; c. 685; Germanikeia, Umayyad Caliphate; (now Marash, Turkey)
Died	18 June 741 (aged 55 or 56)
Spouse	Maria
Issue	Constantine V; Anna; Irene; Kosmo
Regnal name
Regnal name
	Leo
Dynasty	Isaurian dynasty
Religion	Chalcedonian Christianity

Leo III the Isaurian (Greek: Λέων ὁ Ἴσαυρος, romanized: Leōn ho Isauros; Latin: Leo Isaurus; c. 685 – 18 June 741), also known as the Syrian, was Byzantine Emperor from 717 until his death in 741 and founder of the Isaurian dynasty.^[1] He put an end to the Twenty Years' Anarchy, a period of great instability in the Byzantine Empire between 695 and 717, along with bringing an end to the continual defeats and territorial losses the Byzantines had suffered during the seventh century, marked by the rapid succession of several emperors to the throne. He also successfully defended the Empire against the invading Umayyads and forbade the veneration of icons.^[2]

^ Craig, Graham, Kagan, Ozment, and Turner (2011). The Heritage of World Civilizations. Prentice Hall. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-205-80766-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Gero, Stephen (1973). Byzantine Iconoclasm during the Reign of Leo III, with Particular Attention to the Oriental Sources. Louvain: Secrétariat du Corpus SCO. ISBN 90-429-0387-2.

[1] Craig, Graham, Kagan, Ozment, and Turner (2011). The Heritage of World Civilizations. Prentice Hall. p. 321. ISBN 978-0-205-80766-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Gero, Stephen (1973). Byzantine Iconoclasm during the Reign of Leo III, with Particular Attention to the Oriental Sources. Louvain: Secrétariat du Corpus SCO. ISBN 90-429-0387-2.

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