'Assassination of the Emperor Leo V', (820 AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown.

'Assassination of the Emperor Leo V', (820 AD), 1890.   Creator: Unknown.

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'Assassination of the Emperor Leo V', (820 AD)1890. Leo V the Armenian (775-820) Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 813 to 820, was assassinated by supporters of Michael the Amorian disguised as monks in the palace chapel on Christmas Eve, 820. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. III - The Middle Ages", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890. ]


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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Leo V the Armenian: Armenian: Emperor
People Related
  1. Edmund Ollier: : author, journalist
  2. Cassell & Co: : Publisher, printer, lithographer, publishers, printers, lithographers
  3. Michael II: Byzantine: Emperor

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

Artistic Representations Portraits

Society & Culture Death & Burial


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5460x3870
File Size : 61,905kb


Aliases

  1. 0580066054
  1. 2-715-872
  1. 2715872

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