Constantine V

Constantine V was the Eastern roman emperer who Took the Icconoclast Debate to its Peack. He was The Son of Leo III, The Isoruan, Despite his Rather negitive memery, He was Succsesful.

Early Life
Constantine V was born In 718 the son of the Newly Crownd Leo III, A rumer made by his Rivals said that when he was being baptised, He Defecated in the holy water, This is lickey a attempt to convince people that he was unholy from the start. His father leo III died in 741, and he became the next emperer

Anti Islam Campaigns
When He Became Emperer at age 23, There was a cival war in the Ummyad Chaiphite. the Bigoted Ummyeds were Figting Agenst the open Minded Abbasids. He used this war to Take land back in anatolia. the abbasids Defeated the Ummyeds, who were almost all murderd, Only one prince escaped and formed the Emirite of Codobra in Hispania. Codobra was the Ummyed Goverment is Exile. When the abbasids moved the capital from Dammascus to Bagdad, Constantine was abble to take back arminia from the Abbasids. Satisfied with this, He Made peace with the Chaliphate. and now focesd on Bulgaria

Anti Bulgarian Campaigns
He Went to war with bulgaria and took some important citys that were promptly filled with eastern romans. in the war, There were two desisive battles. one was a great defeat for the eastern Romans, and one was a great victory for them, by 765 he grew tierd and stoped his Campaigns.

Icconoclasim
He was a Devout Iconoclast. Someone Agenst Religas Imigas, As He saw it, any art depicting jessus was no diffint then being Pagan, he went arouwnd destorying evry christan mosaic. Only Crosses were alawd to stay. However, This shows that he was Pius In his Veiw of chrsitanity. he would have won had he not hade is son leo IV mary irrine of athens. She was a Icconophile and swayed him to leagalize icons

Death
He died in 775, his son leo IV Proved to be a avrege ruler, and died five years after corantatian. this would lead Irine to undo many of the work Constantine V did



Evalatian
He was a good soldiar, But not the best administrater, Still the Best emperer of the Issorian Dyansty.

Creedicts
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