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Dynasty — A dynasty is a succession of rulers who belong to the same family for generations. A dynasty is also often called a house , e.g. the House of Saud or House of Habsburg . In the histories of Europe, much of Asia and some of Africa, ruling and… … Wikipedia
Leo III the Isaurian — Infobox Monarch name =Leo III title =Emperor of the Byzantine Empire caption =Leo III and his son Constantine V reign =25 March, 717 June 18, 741 coronation = othertitles = Leo the Isaurian full name = predecessor =Theodosios III successor… … Wikipedia
Leo III, the Isaurian — (c. 680 741) Byzantine emperor (r. 717 741) and founder of a dynasty whose religious policy caused great dissension in the empire. His policy, known as iconoclasm, contributed to a growing schism between the church in Rome and the church in… … Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe
Umayyad dynasty — (661–750) First great Muslim dynasty. It was founded by Muāwiyah I, who triumphed over the Prophet Muhammad s son in law, Alī, to become the fifth caliph. He moved the capital from Medina to Damascus and used the Syrian army to extend the Arab… … Universalium
Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… … Universalium
Byzantine Empire — This article is about the medieval Roman empire. For other uses, see Byzantine (disambiguation). Roman Empire Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων, Ῥωμανία Basileia Rhōmaiōn, Rhōmanía Imperium Romanum, Romania … Wikipedia
Magister militum — The original command structure of the Late Roman army, with a separate magister equitum and a magister peditum in place of the later overall magister militum in the command structure of the army of the Western Roman Empire … Wikipedia
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Constantine V — Emperor of the Byzantine Empire Constantine V and his father Leo III the Isaurian Reign … Wikipedia
Byzantium under the Isaurians — The Byzantine Empire or Byzantium is the term conventionally used since the 19th century to describe the Greek speaking Roman Empire of the Middle Ages, centered around its capital of Constantinople. As the direct continuation of the Roman Empire … Wikipedia
