This ruler's ascension to the throne ended a period of turmoil that saw the reign of Philippikos Bardanes and the second reign of Justinian II, called the Twenty Years' Anarchy.
This ruler's ascension to the throne ended a period of turmoil that saw the reign of Philippikos Bardanes and the second reign of Justinian II, called the Twenty Years' Anarchy. The historian who chronicled the rule of this man continued the work of his friend George Syncellus and was named Theophanes the Confessor. Nicaea was defended against Mu'awiyah ibn Hisham by this ruler's general Artabasdos, who had earlier assisted him in securing the throne against Theodosius III. This man's son, nicknamed Copronymus, later defeated Artabasdos in a struggle for the throne. The Battle of Akroinon followed a victory by this ruler against the Umayyad Caliphate of Abd al-Malik, which saw Tervel of Bulgaria relieve the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople. This man is best known for a policy continued by Constantine V at the Council of Hieria, which resulted in the resignation of Patriarch Germanos. For 10 points, name Byzantine emperor who championed iconoclasm and founded a namesake dynasty.
This ruler's ascension to the throne ended a period of turmoil that saw the reign of Philippikos Bardanes and the second reign of Justinian II, called the Twenty Years' Anarchy.
{Leo III} or {Leo the Isaurian}