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Artavasdos or Artabasdos (Ἀρταύασδος or Ἀρτάβασδος, from Armenian: Արտավազդ, Artavazd, Ardavazt), Latinized as Artabasdus, was a Byzantine general of Armenian descent who seized the throne from June 741 or 742 until November 743. [1]

47 relations: Amorium, Anastasius of Constantinople, Anatolic Theme, Anna (wife of Artabasdos), Artavasdes, Üsküdar, Battle of Akroinon, Bucellarian Theme, Byzantine Anatolia, Byzantine Empire under the Isaurian dynasty, Constantine V, Family tree of the Byzantine emperors, Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik, History of the Byzantine Empire, Index of Byzantine Empire-related articles, Investment (military), Kouropalates, Leo III the Isaurian, Leo IV the Khazar, List of Augustae, List of Byzantine emperors, List of Byzantine revolts and civil wars, List of Byzantine usurpers, List of civil wars, List of Roman and Byzantine Empresses, List of Roman emperors, List of state leaders in the 8th century, Mamikonian, Maria, wife of Leo III, Mudurnu, Nicaea, Nikephoros (son of Artabasdos), Niketas (son of Artabasdos), Opsikion, Optimatoi, Political mutilation in Byzantine culture, Siege of Constantinople (717–718), Siege of Nicaea (727), Sulayman ibn Hisham, Tagma (military), Theme (Byzantine district), Theodosius III, Thracesian Theme, Tzitzak, 740, 741, 743.

Amorium

Amorium was a city in Phrygia, Asia Minor which was founded in the Hellenistic period, flourished under the Byzantine Empire, and declined after the Arab sack of 838.

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Anastasius of Constantinople

Anastasios (Greek: Αναστάσιος), (? – January 754) was the patriarch of Constantinople from 730 to 754.

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Anatolic Theme

The Anatolic Theme (Άνατολικόν, Anatolikon), more properly known as the Theme of the Anatolics (Greek: θέμα Άνατολικῶν, thema Anatolikōn) was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) in central Asia Minor (modern Turkey).

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Anna (wife of Artabasdos)

Anna (fl. 720–740) was the wife of Artabasdos, one of two rival Byzantine Emperors in a civil war which lasted from June, 741 to November, 743.

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Artavasdes

Artavasdes is the Hellenized form of the Iranian name Artavazhda.

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Üsküdar

Üsküdar, traditionally known in Italian and English as Scutari (Σκουτάριον in Greek), is a large and densely populated district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus.

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Battle of Akroinon

The Battle of Akroinon was fought at Akroinon or Akroinos (near modern Afyon) in Phrygia, on the western edge of the Anatolian plateau, in 740 between an Umayyad Arab army and the Byzantine forces.

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Bucellarian Theme

The Bucellarian Theme (Βουκελλάριον θέμα, Boukellarion thema), more properly known as the Theme of the Bucellarians (θέμα Βουκελλαρίων, thema Boukellariōn) was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) in northern Asia Minor (modern Turkey).

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Byzantine Anatolia

The history of the Eastern Roman Empire (324–1453) is generally considered to fall into three distinct eras.

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Byzantine Empire under the Isaurian dynasty

The Byzantine Empire was ruled by the Isaurian or Syrian dynasty from 717 to 802.

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Constantine V

Constantine V (Κωνσταντῖνος Ε΄; July, 718 AD – September 14, 775 AD), denigrated by his enemies as Kopronymos or Copronymus, meaning the dung-named, was Byzantine emperor from 741 to 775.

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Family tree of the Byzantine emperors

This is a family tree of all the Eastern Roman Emperors who ruled in Constantinople.

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Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik

Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691 – 6 February 743) (هشام بن عبد الملك) was the 10th Umayyad caliph who ruled from 724 until his death in 743.

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History of the Byzantine Empire

This history of the Byzantine Empire covers the history of the Eastern Roman Empire from late antiquity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD.

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Index of Byzantine Empire-related articles

This is a list of people, places, things, and concepts related to or originating from the Byzantine Empire (AD 330–1453).

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Investment (military)

Investment is the military process of surrounding an enemy fort (or town) with armed forces to prevent entry or escape.

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Kouropalates

Kouropalatēs, Latinized as curopalates or curopalata (κουροπαλάτης, from cura palatii " charge of the palace").

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Leo III the Isaurian

Leo III the Isaurian, also known as the Syrian (Leōn III ho Isauros; 675 – 18 June 741), was Byzantine Emperor from 717 until his death in 741.

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Leo IV the Khazar

Leo IV the Khazar (Greek: Λέων Δ΄ ὁ Χάζαρος, Leōn IV ho Khazaros; 25 January 750 – 8 September 780) was Byzantine Emperor from 775 to 780 AD.

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List of Augustae

Augusta (plural Augustae; αὐγούστα) was a Roman imperial honorific title given to empresses and honoured women of the imperial families.

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List of Byzantine emperors

This is a list of the Byzantine emperors from the foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD, which marks the conventional start of the Byzantine Empire (or the Eastern Roman Empire), to its fall to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD.

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List of Byzantine revolts and civil wars

This is a list of civil wars or other internal civil conflicts fought during the history of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire (330–1453).

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List of Byzantine usurpers

The following is a list of usurpers in the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantine Empire, from the start of the reign of Arcadius in 395 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453.

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List of civil wars

The Latin term bellum civile was first used of the Roman civil wars that began in the last third of the second century BC.

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List of Roman and Byzantine Empresses

This is a list of women who were Roman Empress, i.e. the wife of the Roman emperor, the ruler of the Roman Empire.

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List of Roman emperors

The Roman Emperors were rulers of the Roman Empire, wielding power over its citizens and military.

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List of state leaders in the 8th century

;State leaders in the 7th century – State leaders in the 9th century – State leaders by year This is a list of state leaders in the 8th century (701–800) AD.

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Mamikonian

Mamikonian or Mamikonean (Classical reformed orthography: Մամիկոնյան; Western Armenian pronunciation: Mamigonian) was an aristocratic dynasty which dominated Armenian politics between the 4th and 8th century.

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Maria, wife of Leo III

Maria (Greek: Μαρία; died after 718) was the Empress consort of Leo III the Isaurian of the Byzantine Empire.

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Mudurnu

Mudurnu is a small town and a district of Bolu Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 52 km south-west of the city of Bolu.

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Nicaea

Nicaea or Nicea (Νίκαια, Níkaia; İznik) was an ancient city in northwestern Anatolia, and is primarily known as the site of the First and Second Councils of Nicaea (the first and seventh Ecumenical councils in the early history of the Christian Church), the Nicene Creed (which comes from the First Council), and as the capital city of the Empire of Nicaea following the Fourth Crusade in 1204, until the recapture of Constantinople by the Byzantines in 1261.

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Nikephoros (son of Artabasdos)

Nikephoros was junior Byzantine Emperor from 741 to 743.

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Niketas (son of Artabasdos)

Niketas (Νικήτας) was the eldest son of the Byzantine general and usurper Artabasdos (r. 741–743).

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Opsikion

The Opsician Theme (θέμα Ὀψικίου, thema Opsikiou) or simply Opsikion (Greek: Ὀψίκιον, from Obsequium) was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) located in northwestern Asia Minor (modern Turkey).

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Optimatoi

The Optimatoi (Ὀπτιμάτοι, from Optimates, "the Best Men") were initially formed as an elite Byzantine military unit.

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Political mutilation in Byzantine culture

Mutilation in the Byzantine Empire was a common method of punishment for criminals of the era but it also had a role in the empire's political life.

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Siege of Constantinople (717–718)

The Second Arab siege of Constantinople in 717–718 was a combined land and sea offensive by the Muslim Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate against the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople.

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Siege of Nicaea (727)

The Siege of Nicaea of 727 was an unsuccessful attempt by the Umayyad Caliphate to capture the Byzantine city of Nicaea, the capital of the Opsician Theme.

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Sulayman ibn Hisham

Sulayman ibn Hisham was an Arab general, the son of the Umayyad Caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (r. 723–743).

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Tagma (military)

The tagma (τάγμα, pl. τάγματα) is a military unit of battalion or regiment size, especially the elite regiments formed by Byzantine emperor Constantine V and comprising the central army of the Byzantine Empire in the 8th–11th centuries.

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Theme (Byzantine district)

The themes or themata (θέματα, thémata, singular: θέμα, théma) were the main administrative divisions of the middle Eastern Roman Empire.

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Theodosius III

Theodosios III or Theodosius III (Θεοδόσιος Γ΄) was Byzantine Emperor from 715 to 25 March 717.

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Thracesian Theme

The Thracesian Theme (Θρᾳκήσιον θέμα, Thrakēsion thema), more properly known as the Theme of the Thracesians (θέμα Θρᾳκησίων, thema Thrakēsiōn, often simply Θρᾳκήσιοι, Thrakēsioi), was a Byzantine theme (a military-civilian province) in western Asia Minor (modern Turkey).

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Tzitzak

Tzitzak (Çiçek; died 750), baptised Irene (Ειρήνη), was a Khazar princess, the daughter of khagan Bihar, who became empress by marriage to Eastern Roman Emperor Constantine V (r. 741-775).

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740

Year 740 (DCCXL) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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741

Year 741 (DCCXLI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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743

Year 743 (DCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artabasdos

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