Isaurian
Britishadjective
noun
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In 726, the Emperor Leo the Isaurian ordered all icons within the Byzantine realm destroyed to discourage idolatry.
From Time Magazine Archive
It may be added that the Isaurian, grievously threatened as he was by the enemy from the East, had no peril impending from the West.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
If he had but met with his “sacred bard,” Constantine IV. might have gone down to posterity in company with Heraclius and Leo the Isaurian, as the third great hero of the East-Roman Empire.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
Thus ended the rule of the Isaurian dynasty.
From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick
He was supported by his sister, the ex-empress Verina, and Illus, the chief Isaurian officer in Zeno’s service.
From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Boak, Arthur Edward Romilly
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