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    Leo III Emperor of Byzantine

    Birth: unknown

    Death: 6-18

    Birth Date Prefix: c.685

    Death Date Prefix: 741

Biography

Mentioned in Frances's notes on Joseph Milner's History of the Christian Church. From Wikipedia: "Byzantine Emperor from 717 until his death in 741. He put an end to the Twenty Years' Anarchy, a period of great instability in the Byzantine Empire between 695 and 717, marked by the rapid succession of several emperors to the throne. He also successfully defended the Empire against the invading Umayyads and forbade the veneration of icons."

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Mentioned in Frances's notes on Joseph Milner's History of the Christian Church. From Wikipedia: "Byzantine Emperor from 717 until his death in 741. He put an end to the Twenty Years' Anarchy, a period of great instability in the Byzantine Empire between 695 and 717, marked by the rapid succession of several emperors to the throne. He also successfully defended the Empire against the invading Umayyads and forbade the veneration of icons."
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