of Leo s daughter Anna, wife of Artabasdos Anna to Artabasdos, and the marriage took place after Leo III ascended the throne in March 717. Artabasdos was awarded the rank of kouropalates ... and downfall Artabasdos abandoned his predecessor s religious policy of Iconoclasm and restored ... crowned his wife Anna, wife of Artabasdos Anna as Augusta honorific Augusta and his son Nikephoros as co emperor, while putting his other son Niketas son of Artabasdos Niketas in charge of the Armeniac ..., Artabasdos had nine children, including Nikephoros, who was co emperor from 742 to 743. Niketas son of Artabasdos Niketas , who was strategos of the Armeniac theme from 742 to 743. Bibliography Notes ... small Total pages 226 small Further reading cite web last Venetis first Evangelos title Artabasdos ... Roman Emperors Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Artabasdos ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 743 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Artabasdos Category ... ca Artavasdes de Bizanci cs Artabasdos de Artabasdos el es Artabasdo fa ... nl Artabasdos no Artabasdos pl Artabasdes pt Artabasdo ro Artabasdus ru sk Artabasdus sl Artabazd sh Artavazd Ikonoljub fi Artabasdos tl Artabasdos tr Artabasdos uk ... more details
Niketas lang el was the eldest son of the Byzantine general and usurper Artabasdos r. 741 743 . He served as a general during his father s usurpation against Constantine V r. 741 775 . He was the eldest son of Artabasdos. His mother may have been Anna, wife of Artabasdos Anna , but it is not certain Paul Speck hypothesized that he descended from an earlier marriage, since Artabasdos named his younger brother Nikephoros, and not him, as co emperor. According to the hagiography of Michael Synkellos , there were further seven siblings, whose names are not mentioned. ref Winkelmann et al. 1998 , pp. 403 404 ref After Artabasdos ascended the imperial throne in 741, Niketas was named strategos of the Armeniac Theme some sources call him monostrategos , commander in chief . In August 742 or 743 however he was defeated in the Battle of Modrine by the forces of Constantine V. Niketas fled the field, but regrouped his scattered army and resumed the pursuit of Constantine up to Chrysopolis . ref name Winkelmann403 Winkelmann et al. 1998 , p. 403 ref Defeated once again by Constantine at a battle near Nicomedia , he was captured and imprisoned. After Constantine regained Constantinople and overthrew Artabasdos in November 743, Niketas was Political mutilation in Byzantine culture blinded along with his father and Nikephoros and paraded through the Hippodrome of Constantinople . ref name Winkelmann403 Nothing is known of him thereafter with certainty the hagiography of Michael Synkellos records that the deposed imperial family was confined in the Chora Monastery , where Niketas died and was buried, but this is most probably later invention. ref name Winkelmann403 References Reflist 2 Sources de icon cite book title Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit I. Abteilung 641 867 , 3. Band Leon 4271 Placentius 6265 last1 Winkelmann first1 Friedhelm first2 Ralph Johannes last2 ... books.google.gr books?id wtLm7NLZJ5wC DEFAULTSORT Niketas Son Of Artabasdos Category 8th century ... more details
Anna c. 705 after 743 was the wife of Artabasdos , one of two rival Byzantine Emperor s in a civil war which lasted from June, 741 to November, 743. The other Emperor was her brother, Constantine V . Family Anna was a daughter of Leo III the Isaurian and his wife Maria, wife of Leo III Maria . She was a sister of Constantine V . They had two sisters named Irene and Kosmo. Their names and place of burial were recorded in De Ceremoniis by Constantine VII . However nothing else is known of them. Marriage The throne of the Byzantine Empire was unstable in the early 710s. Justinian II had been deposed ... III the Isaurian Leo , strategos of the Anatolikon Theme Byzantine administrative unit Theme and Artabasdos ... of Anna to Artabasdos. Their revolt was launched two years later and succeeded in both its stated ... of the new imperial family. Her marriage to Artabasdos followed the successful elevation of her father ... and enjoyed support from their faction. On the other hand, Artabasdos gathered support ... of Artabasdos attacked his brother in law during this course. Defeated, Constantine sought .... Artabasdos was crowned Emperor by Patriarch Anastasius of Constantinople . Anna was declared an Augusta ... Pope Zachary . The civil war lasted for about two years, ending with the defeat of Artabasdos. The first major battle took place near Sardis , Lydia in May, 743. An army led by Niketas son of Artabasdos Niketas , another son of Artabasdos, was defeated in August. Constantine headed for Constantinople and managed to capture the city three months later. Artabasdos was deposed on 2 November 743. Retirement Theophanes records that Constantine had Artabasdos, Nikephoros and Niketas first incarcerated ... Anna and Artabasdos had a reported number of nine children Niketas son of Artabasdos Niketas ... Paul Speck in his 1981 biography Artabasdos Der rechtgl ubige Vork mpfer der g ttlichen Lehren Untersuchungen zur Revolte des Artabasdos und ihrer Darstellung in der byzantinischen Historiographie ... more details
Artavazhda , Iranian name, transcribed in Greek varyingly as Artabazos, Artabazes, Artavazde and Artavasdes, had several prominent carriers in antiquity. Artabazos I of Phrygia Artabazos II of Phrygia Artavasdes I of Armenia Artavasdes II of Armenia Artavasdes III of Armenia Artabazanes , i.e Artavasdes I of Media Artavasdes II of Media and Sophene Artavasdes IV of Armenia Artavazd VI of Armenia Artabasdos , emperor of Constantinople disambig hn bg de Artavasdes fr Artavazde ... more details
Nicetas or Niketas lang el is the name of several people, including Nicetas of Remesiana , 4th century bishop of the Dacians, now the patron saint of Romania Nicetas the Goth Nikita , 4th century martyr Patriarch Nicetas I of Constantinople , 766 to 780 Nicetas of Chalcedon , bishop of Chalcedon, aka Nicetas the Confessor Nicetas cousin of Heraclius , cousin of emperor Heraclius and general in Egypt Niketas son of Artabasdos , eldest son of the usurper Artabasdos, Byzantine general Niketas Ooryphas fl. 860 873 , Byzantine official, patrician and admiral Nicetas of Heraclea , 11th century Greek catenist. Nicetas Eugenianus , Byzantine Greek author of Drosilla and Charicles Nicetas of Novgorod , saint and Bishop of Novgorod Nicetas of Nicomedia , 12th century archbishop Nicetas of Chonae , 12th century bishop in Byzantine Anatolia Nicetas, Bogomil bishopp , 12th century, known in contemporary sources as papa Nicetas Niketas Choniates c. 1155 1215 1216 , Byzantine historian Niketas Scholares , 14th century military leader who fought with John III of Trebizond Nicetas I of Constantinople Nicetas II Mountanes of Constantinople Nicetas the Paphlagonian Niketas Stethatos or Nicetas Pectoratus, 11th century Eastern Orthodox saint who was an outspoken critic of the Latin West. disambig Category Greek masculine given names ca Nicetes de Niketas fr Nic tas it Niceta disambigua ... more details
on April 19, 741. Civil war against Artabasdos and first battles against veneration of images ... by the forces of his brother in law Artabasdos , the strategos strat gos of the Armeniac thema theme . Artabasdos was the husband of Anna, wife of Artabasdos Anna , an older sister of Constantine. Defeated ... and Thracesian Theme Thracesian themes, Artabasdos secured that of the themes of Thrace and Opsikion ... preparations, Artabasdos marched against Constantine, but was defeated in May 743. Three months later Constantine defeated Artabasdos son Niketas and headed for Constantinople. In early November ... or executed. Perhaps because Artabasdos usurpation was interconnected with the restoration of veneration ... more details
Infobox military conflict conflict Siege of Nicaea image caption partof the Byzantine Arab Wars date July August 727 place Nicaea city Nicaea , Asia Minor result Byzantine victory combatant1 Byzantine Empire combatant2 Umayyad Caliphate commander1 Artabasdos commander2 Mu awiyah ibn Hisham br Abdallah al Battal ? strength1 strength2 Campaignbox Byzantine Arab Wars The Siege of Nicaea of 727 a few authors put it in 726 was an unsuccessful attempt by the Umayyads to capture the Byzantine city of Nicaea city Nicaea , the capital of the Opsician Theme . After forty days of siege, the Arab army abandoned the attempt and returned to the Caliphate. The successful repulsion of the attack was a major boost for Byzantine emperor Leo III the Isaurian s recently initiated campaign to Byzantine Iconoclasm abolish the veneration of icon s in the Empire Leo claimed it as evidence of divine favour for his policy. Sources cite web last Makrypoulias first Christos title , 726 727 year 2003 work Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia Minor url http www.ehw.gr l.aspx?id 5878 language Greek accessdate 2010 10 14 coord missing Category 727 Category 8th century conflicts Category 8th century in the Byzantine Empire Category Sieges involving the Umayyad Caliphate Nicaea 727 Category Sieges involving the Byzantine Empire Nicaea 727 Category Battles in medieval Anatolia Nicaea 727 Category Battles of the Byzantine Arab Wars Nicaea 727 Category Medieval Bithynia Byzantine stub Siege stub fr Si ge de Nic e 727 sh Opsada Nikeje 727 ... more details
by Emperor Anastasios II emperor Anastasius II . On his deposition Leo joined with his colleague Artabasdos ... the new Emperor Theodosius III. Artabasdus was betrothed to Anna, wife of Artabasdos Anna , ref cite ... children Anna, wife of Artabasdos Anna , who married Artabasdos Artabasdus . Constantine V , who succeeded ... more details
as Artabasdos , brother in law of Constantine, claimed the throne for himself. The civil war lasted ... Empress consort years 741&ndash 750 regent1 Anna, wife of Artabasdos Anna years1 741&ndash 743 ... more details
to reduce the power of the thematic generals following the revolt of Artabasdos , the Count of the Opsician ... . ref but it is clear that its creation must have come in the years after the suppression of Artabasdos ... more details
Artabasdos s failed insurrection against Constantine V during the Iconoclasm The first iconoclastic ... p 370 ref sortname Artabasdos 743 Blinded Artabasdos and his sons Nikephoros and Niketas son of Artabasdos ... more details
Infobox Former Subdivision native name , conventional long name Theme of the Bucellarians common name Bucellarian Theme continent Asia subdivision Theme country subdivision Theme nation the Byzantine Empire era Middle Ages capital image map Asia Minor ca 780 AD.svg image map caption The Byzantine themes of Asia Minor in circa 780, after the split of the Opsikion . life span mid 8th century 1070s year start 743 767 event start year end 1070s event end Fall to the Seljuks The Bucellarian Theme lang el , Boukellarion thema , more properly known as the Theme of the Bucellarians lang el , thema Boukellari n was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine Theme country subdivision theme a military civilian province in northern Asia Minor modern Turkey . It was created around the middle of the 8th century, comprising most of the ancient region of Paphlagonia and parts of Galatia and Phrygia . ref name ODB316 harvnb Kazhdan 1991 p 316 . ref History The theme was established sometime after 743 and before 767 by the Emperor Constantine V r. 741 775 , following the suppression of the revolt of Artabasdos , the Count of the Opsikion . The new theme, along with that of the Optimatoi was split off from the Opsikion , and formed part of the Emperor s policy to reduce the latter s power. ref name Lounghis harvnb Lounghis 1996 pp 28 32 . ref ref harvnb Treadgold 1995 pp 29, 71 . ref ref name EHW harvnb Gyftopoulou Velentzas 2005 . ref The name of the theme derives from the late Roman army late Roman Bucellarii elite cavalry troops of Goths Gothic or Roman Empire Roman origin, often found as privately hired bodyguard troops. By the early 7th century, they formed an elite division in the Opsikion field force, coming under a domestikos before their elevation to a full theme. ref name ODB316 ref harvnb Lounghis 1996 pp 31 33 . ref The strategos of the Bucellarians is attested for the first time in 767, providing a terminus ante que ... more details
about the military unit the biological term tagma biology The tagma lang el , pl. tagmata is a term for a military unit of battalion or regiment size. The best known and most technical use of the term however refers to the elite regiments formed by Byzantine emperor Constantine V and comprising the central army of the Byzantine Empire in the 8th 11th centuries. History and role In its original sense, the term tagma from the Greek , to set in order is attested from the 4th century and was used to refer to an infantry battalion of 200 400 men also termed bandum or numerus in Latin, arithmos in Greek in the contemporary East Roman army . ref name ODB Kazhdan 1991 , p. 2007 ref In this sense, the term continues in use in the Military of Greece modern Greek military cf. Greek military ranks . Imperial guards, 8th 10th centuries In later Byzantine usage, the term came to refer exclusively to the professional, standing troops, garrisoned in and around the capital of Constantinople . ref name Bury47 Bury 1911 , p. 47 ref Most of them traced their origins to the Imperial guard units of the later Roman Empire . By the 7th century, these had declined to little more than parade troops, meaning that the emperors were hard put to face the frequent revolts of the new and powerful thema tic formations, especially the Opsician Theme , the Asia Minor Asian theme closest to the capital. Within the first sixty years since its creation, it was involved in five revolts, culminating in the rebellion and usurpation of the throne by its commander, the Count Artabasdos , in 741 743. ref Treadgold 1995 , p. 28 ref After putting down the revolt, Emperor Constantine V r. 741 775 reformed the old guard units of Constantinople into the new tagmata regiments, which were meant to provide the emperor with a core of professional and loyal troops, ref Haldon 1999 , p. 78 ref both as a defense against provincial revolts, and also, at the time, as a formation devoted to Constantine s Byzant ... more details
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