Byzantine Empire under Isaurian dynasty
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The Byzantine Empire under the Isaurian dynasty was a period (8th–9th centuries) marked by strong military emperors, major administrative and legal reforms, and the contentious policy of Iconoclasm that reshaped the empire’s religious and political landscape.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| reign of Leo III the Isaurian | 2 |
| Byzantine Empire under Isaurian dynasty canonical | 1 |
| post-Justinian I Byzantine Empire | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
phase of the Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| country | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| dynasty | Isaurian dynasty ⓘ |
| endTime | 802 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Nikephorian dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine Empire under Nikephorian dynasty
|
| follows |
Heraclian dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine Empire under Heraclian dynasty
|
| hasCapital |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| hasCharacteristic |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
legal reforms ⓘ religious conflict over icons ⓘ strong military emperors ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
shift of influence in Italy toward the Franks
ⓘ
worsening relations with the Papacy ⓘ |
| hasCouncil |
Council of Hieria
ⓘ
Second Council of Nicaea ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPolicy | restriction of religious images ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity | Mediterranean trade ⓘ |
| hasForeignRelation |
Kingdom of the Franks
ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Kingdom
Papacy ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm | autocratic monarchy ⓘ |
| hasKeyEvent |
Byzantine Iconoclasm
ⓘ
surface form:
First period of Byzantine Iconoclasm
Second period of Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ |
| hasKeyPolicy | Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
long-term impact on Byzantine religious art
ⓘ
restructuring of Byzantine administration and army ⓘ |
| hasLegalText | Ecloga ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryConflict |
Arab–Byzantine wars
ⓘ
Byzantine–Bulgarian wars ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure |
John of Damascus
ⓘ
Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople ⓘ Nikephoros I of Constantinople ⓘ
surface form:
Patriarch Nikephoros I of Constantinople
|
| hasOfficialLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| hasOppositionGroup | iconodules ⓘ |
| hasReform |
legal codification under Leo III
ⓘ
military themata system consolidation ⓘ taxation reforms ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Constantine V
ⓘ
Emperor Constantine VI ⓘ
surface form:
Constantine VI
Empress Irene of Athens ⓘ
surface form:
Irene of Athens
Leo III the Isaurian ⓘ Leo IV the Khazar ⓘ |
| hasSupportGroup | iconoclasts ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialChange |
defense and partial recovery of Asia Minor frontiers
ⓘ
loss of parts of Asia Minor to the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Isauria ⓘ |
| startTime | 717 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
8th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Byzantine Empire under Isaurian dynasty Description of subject: The Byzantine Empire under the Isaurian dynasty was a period (8th–9th centuries) marked by strong military emperors, major administrative and legal reforms, and the contentious policy of Iconoclasm that reshaped the empire’s religious and political landscape.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
reign of Leo III the Isaurian
this entity surface form:
post-Justinian I Byzantine Empire
this entity surface form:
reign of Leo III the Isaurian