Thomas the Slav

...on the other hand, were weakened by a series of catastrophic defeats against the Bulgars, followed in 820 by the revolt of Thomas the Slav, which attracted the support of a large part of the Byzantine armed forces, including the thematic...

In this article: Byzantine navy, Greek fire, Michael VIII Palaiologos, Leo VI the Wise, and Crete

...in the theme: Cotyaeum, Dorylaeum, Midaion, Apamea, Myrleia, Lampsacus, Parion, Cyzicus and Abydus. In the great revolt of Thomas the Slav in the early 820s, the Opsikion remained loyal to Michael II (r. 820-829). In 866, the Opsician...

In this article: Justinian II, God, Philippikos Bardanes, Constans II, Constantine V, and Basil I the Macedonian

Thomas the Slav was originally a Byzantine military and naval commander entrusted with a very high command during the reign of Emperor Leo V the Armenian but later tried to depose Emperor Michael II. He served in the Roman army with Leo V...

In this article: Leo V the Armenian, Basileus, John Julius Norwich, Byzantium, and Antioch

...seized the Byzantine throne. Omurtag and Michael II additionally agreed to provide help to each other in case of danger. True to his word, in 823 Omurtag relieved the siege of Constantinople by the rebel Thomas the Slav and defeated his army.

In this article: Omurtag, Bulgaria, Maritsa, and Rhodope Mountains

...exiled. Leo V appointed competent military commanders from among his own comrades-in-arms, including Michael the Amorian and Thomas the Slav. He also persecuted the Paulicians . When Leo jailed Michael for suspicion of conspiracy, the latter...

In this article: Leo V the Armenian, Michael, Nikephoros I, Theodore the Studite, Battle of Versinikia, Michael I Rangabe, and Michael the Amorian

...policy was the future patriarch Methodios I . Michael's accession whetted the appetite of his former comrade-in-arms Thomas the Slav, who set himself up as rival emperor in Anatolia and successfully transferred his forces into Thrace,...

In this article: Michael III, Leo V the Armenian, Euphrosyne, Christianity, Constantine VI, Christmas Eve, and Nikephoros I

...of the Arab landing, Emperor Michael II, despite the depleted state of his armed forces in the aftermath of the large revolt of Thomas the Slav, immediately sent successive expeditions to recover the island. The first, under Photeinos,...

In this article: Crete, Madrid Skylitzes, Alexandria, Byzantine reconquest, and Leo

...and more soldiers). The situation changed however with the rise to power of Michael II in 820 AD. Forced to deal with the rebel Thomas the Slav, Michael had few troops to spare against a small Arab invasion of 40 ships and 10,000 men against...

In this article: Byzantium, Sicily, Basil II, John I Tzimiskes, Aleppo, Constantine VII, and Crete

...patriarch, disappointing the Stoudites , who were hoping that icons would be restored. When the patriarch of Antioch crowned Thomas the Slav rival emperor, Antony had him excommunicated in 822. The iconodule historians record that Antony...

In this article: Antony I of Constantinople, Antioch, and Anatolia