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Leo V, surnamed '''The Armenian''' ( 775 – December 24 , 820 ), was emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 813 to 820 , after first distinguishing himself as a general in the reigns of Nicephorus I and Michael I Rhangabes . After rendering good service on behalf of the latter in a war with the Arab s in 812 , he was summoned in 813 to co-operate in a campaign against Bulgaria . Taking advantage of the disaffection among the troops, he left Michael in the lurch at the Battle Of Adrianople and subsequently led a successful revolution against him. Leo justified his usurpation by repeatedly defeating the Bulgars who had been contemplating the siege of Constantinople ( 814 - 817 ). His vigorous measures of repression against the Paulicians and image-worshippers roused considerable opposition, and after a conspiracy under his friend Michael Psellus had been foiled by the imprisonment of its leader, Leo was Assassinated in the palace chapel on Christmas Eve , 820 . EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES |