Emperors of Rome

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Leo III
Name
Leo III the Isaurian
Dynasty
Isaurian
Born
c. 685
Germanikeia, Byzantine Empire
Died
18 June 741
Unknown
Reign
25 March 717 to 18 June 741
(24 years, 2 months and 23 days)
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Leo III the Isaurian, also known as the Syrian (Greek: Λέων ὁ Ἴσαυρος, romanizedLeōn ho Isauros; c. 685 – 18 June 741), was Byzantine Emperor from 717 until his death in 741 who founded the Isaurian dynasty.[1] He put an end to the Twenty Years' Anarchy, a period of great instability in the Byzantine Empire between 695 and 717, marked by the rapid succession of several emperors to the throne. He also successfully defended the Empire against the invading Umayyads and forbade the veneration of icons.[2]