Leo V the Armenian

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Leo V the Armenian (Greek: ΛέωνὁἐξἈρρεείας; 775 - 820) is the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Senior officer, he forced him to abdicate his predecessor Michael 1 Langabe and serve as the throne. He finished the ten year war with Bulgars and began the second stage of Byzantine's idolatry. He was assassinated by Miami who inherited his throne, a supporter of one of his most reliable generals. Leo is the son of Royal Valdas from Armenia (According to Theophanes Continuatus, Leo is also the descendant of Syrians). Leo served in 803 with the help of the rebels' general Baldans Turkos who left for the Emperor Nikophorus I. Emperor rewarded Leo at the two palaces, but later banished him and married another rebellious daughter, nobility Alzabel.

Leo the V the Armenian is the Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 813 AD to 820 AD. He is the descendant of the Armenians, the last ruler of the Isalia dynasty founded by Leo III (717-741 AD). After the early military victory of the emperor, the emperor's control is mainly due to the second wave of idol destruction in the Byzantine church, destroying religious idols and looking at those who have worshiped them as heathens It was. Emperor Michael I Rangabe (AD 811 - 813) spent a lot of money at church and monastery, but in the war he found out that he did not want. The fact that Michael 's era was slight and in the meantime that broke the leader of Kulm, Khan, or Burgers (Ephesians 803 - 814) and caused a rebellion in his own troops. The general Leo was chosen as a more suitable character to protect the empire in these difficult times.