Leo V the Armenian
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Leo V the Armenian was the Byzantine emperor from 813 to 820. He is chiefly remembered for ending the decade-long war with the Bulgars, as well as initiating the second period of Byzantine iconoclasm.
Depiction of Leo from the 12th century Madrid Skylitzes.
Proclamation of Leo as emperor.
Patriarch Theodotus I reinstates iconoclasm at the Council of Constantinople.
The Byzantines crush the Bulgars near Mesembria.
Michael II
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Michael II, called the Amorian and the Stammerer, reigned as Byzantine emperor from 25 December 820 to his death on 2 October 829, the first ruler of the Amorian dynasty.
Leo V the Armenian
…a 30-year peace with his successor Omurtag. In 815, Leo deposed Patriarch Nikephoros and reinstituted iconoclasm. He was assassinated by supporters of Michael the Amorian, one of his most trusted generals, who succeeded him on the throne in 820. Leo was born c. 775 in Umayyad Arminiya, the son of the patrician Bardas…
Michael II, from the Madrid Skylitzes
Michael the Amorian having an argument with Leo V
Thomas the Slav forming an alliance with the Abbasids
Thomas the Slav is defeated by the army of Omurtag of Bulgaria.