The emperor’s son succeeds his father as…

June 741 CE

The emperor’s son succeeds his father as Constantine V at the latter's death on June 18, 741, but not before first fighting his way to the throne, suppressing a revolt of the Opsikian and Armeniakon themes launched by his brother-in-law Artabasdos, who resolves to seize the throne and attacks Constantine while the latter is traversing Asia Minor to fight the Arabs on the eastern frontier.

While Constantine flees to Amorion, Artabasdos seizes Constantinople amid popular support and is crowned emperor.

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Artabasdos View → Constantine V View → Leo III the Isaurian View →

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Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines) View → Opsikian Theme View → Armeniac Theme View → Umayyad Caliphate (Damascus) View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Isaurian dynasty View →

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Migration Period Pessimum View → Arab-Byzantine Wars View → Iconoclastic period, first View → Byzantine-Muslim War of 741-52 View →

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