Constantine V

...lived as a refugee at the imperial court. The emperor nevertheless agreed to make peace, and Pagan returned home. At this point Constantine V suddenly invaded Bulgaria and managed to penetrate across the mountains into the core area of the...

In this article: Pagan of Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Varna, and Pliska

...Thracesian themes. The inevitable clash came in May 743, when Artabasdus led the offensive against Constantine but was defeated. Later the same year Constantine defeated Nicetas, and on November 2, 743 Artabasdus' reign came to an end as...

In this article: Artabasdos, Leo III, Anastasius II, and Theodosius III

...and became an ardent defender of icons, which Artabasdus reinstalled in the churches. Anastasios excommunicated Constantine V and declared him a heretic and a denier of Jesus. Constantine in the meantime returned to his ancestral home in...

In this article: Leo III, Anastasios, Artabasdos, Patriarch Anastasius of Constantinople, Christianity, and Pope Gregory II

...Artabasdos, the strategos of the Armeniac theme . Artabasdos was the husband of Anna , an older sister of Constantine. Defeated, Constantine sought refuge in Amorion , while the victor advanced on Constantinople and was accepted as...

In this article: Artabasdos, Balkans, Bulgaria, Revenue, God, Battle of the Rishki Pass, and Leo III

...of Galerius, attempted to disband the Praetorian Guard but only managed to lead the rest of them in revolting and joining Maxentius. When Constantine the Great, launching an invasion of Italy in 312, forced a final confrontation at the Milvian...

In this article: Justinian I, Maxentius, Oxford, Direct evidence, Tax, and Battle of Adrianople

...the Bulgarians reached the outskirts of Constantinople, where they were engaged and defeated by Byzantine troops. In the next year, Constantine V organized a large campaign against Bulgaria which was now ruled by a new Khan, Vinekh . An...

In this article: Bulgaria, Battle of the Rishki Pass, Danube, Karnobat, Armenia, and Syria

...V. On 21 June 766 the same emperor's fleet of 2,600 heavy ships sank en route to Anchialos, where Constantine was waiting, and most soldiers drowned, forcing him to return to Constantinople. In May 783 Irene undertook a demonstrative...

In this article: Lake Pomorie, Bulgaria, Messembria, Apollonia, and Lake Burgas

...network of spies within his government. He decided to eliminate them once and for all and sent a message to Constantine, stating that he was going to flee in exile to Constantinople. In exchange, Telerig asked the emperor to reveal the spies to...

In this article: Battle of Berzitia, Pliska, and Macedonia

...the former and prosecuting the latter. Leo III the Isaurian died on 18 June, 741. He was succeeded by Constantine V, his only known son. Constantine was also an Iconoclast and enjoyed support from their faction. On the other hand,...

In this article: Artabasdos, Leo III the Isaurian, Theodosios III, Anna, wife of Artabasdos, and Philippikos

Maria (died 751) was the second Empress consort of Constantine V of the Byzantine Empire. Constantine V was Emperor since 741. His first wife Tzitzak gave birth to their only known son, Leo IV the Khazar, on 25 January, 750. There is no...

In this article: Tzitzak, Leo IV the Khazar, Maria, wife of Constantine V, and Eudokia