id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2104 Leo V the Armenian - Wikipedia .html text/html 2613 383 63 Gold solidus of Leo V, with his son and co-emperor, Constantine Leo was the son of the patrician Bardas, who was of Armenian descent (according to Theophanes Continuatus, Leo was also of Assyrian that is Syrian descent.[3][4][5] Leo served in 803 under the rebel general Bardanes Tourkos, whom he deserted in favor of Emperor Nikephoros I. When Leo jailed Michael for suspicion of conspiracy, the latter organized the assassination of the Emperor in the palace chapel of St. Stephen on Christmas Eve, 820. The name "Anna" has been suggested for the daughter of Leo V and Theodosia, because it was given to daughters of Basil I, Leo VI the Wise, Constantine VII and Romanos II--almost every emperor that would claim descent from this woman.[19] "Leo (emperors)". Leo V the Armenian with Symbatios-Constantine as junior emperor Armenian Byzantine emperors ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2104.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2104.txt