Theophilus (emperor)
E374110
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theophilus (emperor) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3607939 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Theophilus (emperor) Context triple: [Byzantine Iconoclasm, significantPerson, Theophilus (emperor)]
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Anastasius I
Anastasius I was a Byzantine emperor (r. 491–518) known for his financial reforms, religious controversies, and efforts to strengthen the Eastern Roman Empire.
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Flavian of Constantinople
Flavian of Constantinople was a 5th-century Archbishop of Constantinople known for his opposition to Eutychian Monophysitism and his controversial deposition and death following the so-called "Robber Council" of Ephesus in 449.
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C.
Philip the Great
Philip the Great is an epithet for Philip IV of Spain, the 17th-century Habsburg monarch who ruled over a vast global empire during Spain’s political and cultural zenith.
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Theodosius II
Theodosius II was a 5th-century Eastern Roman emperor whose long reign was marked by religious controversies, codification of Roman law, and the strengthening of Constantinople as an imperial capital.
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E.
Maximus V of Constantinople
Maximus V of Constantinople was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in the mid-20th century, known for his brief tenure and role in the modern history of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Theophilus (emperor) Target entity description: 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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A.
Anastasius I
Anastasius I was a Byzantine emperor (r. 491–518) known for his financial reforms, religious controversies, and efforts to strengthen the Eastern Roman Empire.
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B.
Flavian of Constantinople
Flavian of Constantinople was a 5th-century Archbishop of Constantinople known for his opposition to Eutychian Monophysitism and his controversial deposition and death following the so-called "Robber Council" of Ephesus in 449.
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C.
Philip the Great
Philip the Great is an epithet for Philip IV of Spain, the 17th-century Habsburg monarch who ruled over a vast global empire during Spain’s political and cultural zenith.
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D.
Theodosius II
Theodosius II was a 5th-century Eastern Roman emperor whose long reign was marked by religious controversies, codification of Roman law, and the strengthening of Constantinople as an imperial capital.
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E.
Maximus V of Constantinople
Maximus V of Constantinople was the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople in the mid-20th century, known for his brief tenure and role in the modern history of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine emperor
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| capital |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| child |
Saint Anastasia
ⓘ
surface form:
Anastasia
Anna ⓘ Maria ⓘ Michael III ⓘ Theodora ⓘ
surface form:
Pulcheria
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 |
Arab–Byzantine wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Byzantine–Arab wars
Siege of Amorium ⓘ
surface form:
Sack of Amorium
|
| mother | Euphrosyne ⓘ |
| opponent |
Abbasid Caliphate
ⓘ
al-Ma'mun ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph al-Ma'mun
al-Mu'tasim ⓘ
surface form:
Caliph al-Mu'tasim
|
| opposedBy | iconophile monks ⓘ |
| patronage |
arts influenced by Islamic styles
ⓘ
court culture and learning ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| placeOfDeath |
Constantinople (probable)
ⓘ
surface form:
Constantinople
|
| policy |
enforcement of iconoclasm
ⓘ
fortification of eastern frontiers ⓘ promotion of legal codification ⓘ strengthening of central imperial authority ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Emperor of the Romans
ⓘ
surface form:
Basileus of the Romans
Byzantine emperor ⓘ |
| predecessor | Michael II ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 842 ⓘ |
| reignStart | 829 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousBranch |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| residence | Great Palace of Constantinople ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Theodora ⓘ |
| successor | Michael III ⓘ |
| supportedBy | iconoclast clergy ⓘ |
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Subject: Theophilus (emperor) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
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