his wife Anna, the daughter of Emperor Leo III, Artabasdos had nine children, including: Nikephoros, made co-emperor by his father. Niketas, who was strategos of the Armeniac theme from 742 to 743. See also List of Byzantine emperors Bibliography Notes References - Total pages: 226 Further reading Evangelos Venetis Isaurian dynasty 743 deaths 8th-century Byzantine emperors Byzantine Iconoclasm Byzantine people of Armenian descent Armenian Byzantine emperors Eastern Orthodox monks Year of birth unknown 8th-century Armenian people Governors of the Armeniac Theme Leo III the Isaurian Kouropalatai