Emperors of Rome

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Gold solidus of Leo V, with his son and co-emperor, Constantine
Name
Leo V the Armenian
Dynasty
None
Born
775
Unknown
Died
24 December 820
Reign
11 July 813 to 25 December 820
(7 years, 5 months and 14 days)
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Leo V the Armenian (Greek: Λέων ὁ ἐξ Ἀρμενίας, Leōn ho ex Armenias; 775 – 24 December 820) was Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 813 to 820. A senior general, he forced his predecessor, Michael I Rangabe, to abdicate and assumed the throne. He ended the decade-long war with the Bulgars, and initiated the second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm. He was assassinated by supporters of Michael the Amorian, one of his most trusted generals, who succeeded him on the throne.