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Constantine V
Byzantine emperor (r. 741–775), son of Leo III and second ruler of the Isaurian dynasty;…
Timeline
- 718–741Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireConstantine V was the son of Leo III; from childhood he received military and administrative training at court and was later made co-emperor, preparing for independent rule.
- 741–775Constantinople · Byzantine EmpireConstantine V reigned for thirty-four years, suppressing iconodule uprisings and convening church councils to affirm the iconoclast position; he campaigned repeatedly against Bulgaria, recovering lost territory and consolidating the Danube frontier while reforming taxation and the theme system.
- 775Bithynia · Byzantine EmpireIn 775 CE Constantine V died of illness while campaigning against Bulgaria; his son Leo IV succeeded him, and the Isaurian dynasty entered its third generation.
Sources
- The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium — Alexander Kazhdan (ed.) (1991)
- A History of the Byzantine State and Society — Warren Treadgold (1997)