Battle Of Ravenna (729)

The Battle of Ravenna in 729 was fought between the troops of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine)

Exarchate of Ravenna The Exarchate of Ravenna (; ), also known as the Exarchate of Italy, was an administrative district of the Byzantine Empire comprising, between the 6th and 8th centuries, the territories under the jurisdiction of the exarch of Italy (''exarchus ...

and a force of Lombard Italians. This was in response to Emperor

Leo III the Isaurian Leo III the Isaurian (; 685 – 18 June 741), also known as the Syrian, was the first List of Byzantine emperors, Byzantine emperor of the Isaurian dynasty from 717 until his death in 741. He put an end to the Twenty Years' Anarchy, a period o ...

outlawing the veneration of holy icons, which

Pope Gregory II Pope Gregory II (; 669 – 11 February 731) was the Pope, bishop of Rome from 19 May 715 to his death on 11 February 731.720s conflicts 720s in the Byzantine Empire 729 Battles involving the Byzantine Empire Battles involving the Lombards Military history of Ravenna {{Italy-hist-stub