Son of Leo III and even more extreme an iconoclast than his father — the words 'saint' or 'holy' sent him into fits of rage, and he spent much of his 34-year reign attacking monasteries with maniacal dedication, sometimes setting monks' beards on fire. By the end of his life the empire had officially been iconoclast for 50 years, and he had purged the army, government, and clergy of iconodules. He is mockingly remembered by his opponents with the nickname Copronymus, meaning 'name of dung.'
Also known as: Constantine V Copronymus · Kopronymos
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Episode 11 (2 mentions)
Son of Leo III and even more extreme an iconoclast than his father — the words 'saint' or 'holy' sent him into fits of rage, and he spent much of his 34-year reign attacking monasteries with maniacal dedication, sometimes setting monks' beards on fire. By the end of his life the empire had officially been iconoclast for 50 years, and he had purged the army, government, and clergy of iconodules. He is mockingly remembered by his opponents with the nickname Copronymus, meaning 'name of dung.'
“Leo's son, Constantine V, was if anything even more iconoclast than his father.”
“Constantine V, so staunch in his opposition to religious images, is known by the nickname”
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