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