greek died july distinguished byzantine general supporter byzantine emperor constantine result zeal rose high office governor instigated series measures practices particularly targeting monasteries talented general led series campaigns arabs dismissed office restored imperial favour fell battle persecution known origins early life receives negative treatment historical sources written final defeat byzantine refer solely dragon surname profoundly perspective means reports actions especially relating suppression icon worship potentially constantine declared icons elevated official imperial policy persecution launched resistance grew constantine began especially monks discovery wide ranging plot involving highest civil military officials state provoked extreme reaction patriarch officials deposed jailed publicly finally executed replaced new officials addition sacred relics prayers saints virgin mary condemned according life stephen younger distinguished emperor orders led group soldiers invasion monastery arrested monks subjected remainder burning monastery took captives executed emperor senior byzantine_empire rewarded important post military governor given rank imperial according seal soon began harsh repression monasteries according summoned monks theme gathered city forced marry threatening exile cyprus refused resisted words complied later reports exiled monks cyprus arab captives partly story reports dissolved monasteries theme confiscated property sent proceeds emperor replied letter zeal allegedly relics holy scriptures monks set fire killed tortured relics finally prohibited highly embellished reports probably reflect actual events rate according historian succeeded theme military activities capable general winning fame campaigns byzantine_empire eastern frontier reign constantine son prominent military commander repeatedly leading expeditions comprising troops themes arabs expedition occurred anticipated arab raid led large army city fall claims arab commander byzantine army defeated relief force plundered region took captives ambushed defeated arab invasion theme killing brother arab commander arab historian records forced arab invasion withdraw battle success john defeated arab general large scale invasion led future losing men according aftermath defeat likely past apparently removed command empress regent athens reappears young emperor general sent constantine theme secure allegiance soldiers constantine succeeded mother december probably rewarded supreme non imperial title according account participated imperial campaign led disastrous defeat battle july killed history records death battle clearly error
Michael Lachanodrakon