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717 CE - 718 CE: Greek Fire is used by Byzantine ships to attack an Arab fleet besieging Constantinople.
717 CE - 741 CE: Reign of Byzantine emperor Leo III.
717 CE - 802 CE: The Isaurian dynasty, founded by Leo III, rules the Byzantine Empire.
720 CE: Byzantine emperor Leo III makes his son Constantine V co-emperor.
726 CE: Byzantine emperor Leo III wins a battle against the Arabs at Nicaea.
726 CE: Byzantine emperor Leo III makes legal reforms, publishing his Ecloga.
730 CE: Byzantine emperor Leo III decrees that all religious icons be destroyed.
740 CE: Byzantine emperor Leo III wins a decisive victory over the Arabs at the battle of Akroinon.
741 CE: Byzantine emperor Leo III dies in his sleep.