Irene and Constantine - part 1

In AD 780, Leo IV the Khazar died at the age of 30, leaving behind his widow, the iconophile Irene of Athens, and their son, Constantine VI. Irene gradually consolidated her legitimacy until she felt secure enough to eventually reverse the iconoclasm of the Isaurian dynasty and restore the veneration of icons. ⏰ Timestamps 0:00 - Video 11:36 - Conclusion 🤝 Support Watch the videos before they are published on YouTube :   / ancientsight   ✏️ Credits Research & Script : Byzansimp Script, Voice, Maps & Editing : Ancient Sight 🎵 Music Epidemic Sound 📚 Main sources Theophanes the Confessor, entries from the years 718 to 740 (translated by Cyril Mango) “Byzantium in the Iconoclast Era, c. 680-850” by Leslie Brubaker and John Haldon “BYZANTIUM AT LOW-POINT: A DETAILED CHRONOLOGY OF THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE, FROM THE LIFTING OF THE LAST ARAB SIEGE (718) TO THE DEATH OF KHAN KRUM AND CHARLEMAGNE (814)” Compiled by Michael O’Rourke 🖼️ Image credits https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...