Theophilus (emperor)

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Theophilus was a 9th-century Byzantine emperor best known for his staunch support of iconoclasm and his efforts to strengthen and reform the empire amid ongoing conflicts with the Abbasid Caliphate.

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Theophilus (emperor) canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Byzantine emperor ⓘ
human ⓘ
capital Constantinople ⓘ
child Anastasia ⓘ
linked to: Saint Anastasia

Anna ⓘ
Maria ⓘ
Michael III ⓘ
Pulcheria ⓘ
linked to: Theodora

Thekla ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Byzantine Empire ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 800 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 20 January 842 ⓘ
dynasty Amorian dynasty ⓘ
era Middle Byzantine period ⓘ
father Michael II ⓘ
givenName Theophilus ⓘ
knownFor administrative reforms ⓘ
building projects in Constantinople ⓘ
legal reforms ⓘ
support of Byzantine iconoclasm ⓘ
wars against the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
languageSpoken Greek ⓘ
militaryConflict Byzantine–Arab wars ⓘ
Sack of Amorium ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Amorium
mother Euphrosyne ⓘ
opponent Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Caliph al-Ma'mun ⓘ
linked to: al-Ma'mun

Caliph al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
linked to: al-Mu'tasim
opposedBy iconophile monks ⓘ
patronage arts influenced by Islamic styles ⓘ
court culture and learning ⓘ
placeOfBirth Constantinople ⓘ
placeOfDeath Constantinople ⓘ
policy enforcement of iconoclasm ⓘ
fortification of eastern frontiers ⓘ
promotion of legal codification ⓘ
strengthening of central imperial authority ⓘ
positionHeld Basileus of the Romans ⓘ
Byzantine emperor ⓘ
predecessor Michael II ⓘ
reignEnd 842 ⓘ
reignStart 829 ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousBranch Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
residence Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Theodora ⓘ
successor Michael III ⓘ
supportedBy iconoclast clergy ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Byzantine Iconoclasm → significantPerson → Theophilus (emperor) ⓘ
subject linked to: Iconoclasm