Byzantine Empire under the Isaurian dynasty

( Sometimes referred to as false Isaurian dynasty ) As Syrian dynasty by the Byzantine Emperor Leo ( n ) III. established dynasty called ( 717-802 ). The dynasty belonged next to Leo III. the Emperor Constantine (os) V, Leo IV and Constantine VI. and the Empress Irene.

The name of the dynasty comes to the home of Leo III. back, who came from Germanikeia in what was then Syria, although Theophanes incorrect Isauria indicates (AM 6209 ). Leo III. and Constantine V were militarily successful imperial ( defense of Arab attacks and the Bulgarians ), including some domestic reforms reach ( as the Laws of Eclogue ). However, they are in the preserved Byzantine sources due to their position during the iconoclastic controversy, that of Leo III. was triggered very negatively portrayed. In more recent research, however, their amazing success are underlined and many statements in the pictures -friendly sources considered critical because they are often tendentious and distorting it to emphasize the point of view of the victorious ( pictures friendly ) side. Last ruled Irene was the first empress of the kingdom before it was 802 deposed and replaced by Nicephorus I, with which the Syrian dynasty ended.