Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Leo III Biography and Timeline

Follow Leo III through 1 dated historical records for Greece.

Leo III, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

1Distinct records
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726–726Years on this page

726

Byzantine Icon Controversy

Eastern Church Leader · Constantinople · Religion

Policies associated with Leo III helped ignite controversy over religious icons in the Byzantine Empire.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.