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'''Leontios''' or '''Leontius''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Λεόντιος), (d. 705), was [[Byzantine emperor]] from 695 to 698.  His actual and official name was Leo (Λέων, ''Leōn''), but he is known by the name used for him in Byzantine chronicles.
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The '''Minister for Justice and Public Order''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: ''Υπουργός Δικαιοσύνης και Δημοσίας Τάξεως'') is the senior minister at the Ministry of Justice and Public Order of [[Cyprus]].  
  
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Leontios was born in Isauria originally a successful general in the army of Byzantium; Emperor [[Constantine IV]] appointed him [[strategos]] of the Anatolic [[thema|theme]], and it was Leontios whom [[Justinian II]] sent to turn back the Arabs in Georgia and Armenia in 686. Using ruthless and cruel (even by the day's standards) tactics, Leontios carried the war into Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Caucasus. Indeed, it was largely because of Leontios that the Caliph Abd al-Malik renewed the treaty with Byzantium, giving some favorable concessions to boot. Leontios was imprisoned by Justinian after losing to the Arabs at the [[Battle of Sebastopolis]] in 693 when a large Slavic contingent deserted, turning the tide of the battle. During Leontios' imprisonment, the war against the Arabs flared up again, and Justinian was getting the worst of it. So he freed Leontios in 695 and appointed him stategos of the Helladic theme, but Leontios immediately organized a revolt against the emperor.  With the help of the [[Blue faction]], [[Patriarch_Kallinikos_I_of_Constantinople|Patriarch Kallinikos]], and his own military prowess and fame, Leontios soon deposed Justinian, exiling him to [[Cherson]] in the Crimea (after having his nose and tongue slit).  
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The current Minister is [[Kypros Chrysostomidis]].  
  
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During his unpopular reign, Leontios (formally "Leo"), refrained from most military operations, attempting to consolidate the empire; this inactivity and defensive posture led to Abd al-Malik dispatching an expedition to take Carthage, which fell in 697. Now Leontios sent the admiral [[John the Patrician]] to retake Carthage; while he initially succeeded in capturing the harbor and most of the city, Arab reinforcements pushed his forces back to [[Crete]]. Fearful of Leontios' punishment, the soldiers mutinied against John, raising up [[Tiberios III|Apsimaros]], the drungary of the Cibyrrhaeots, and launched a rebellion against Leontios in 698; it succeeded in its siege of Constantinople, as the plague-wracked capital opened its gates to the rebels.  The emperor was deposed and mutilated by [[Tiberios III]] (Apsimaros' regnal name) and imprisoned in monastery of Psamathion in Constantinople. Leontios was later paraded through the streets and executed when Justinian II returned to power in 705.
 
  
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A description of the rise and fall of Leontios, and specifically the desertion of the Slavic troops at [[Sebastopolis]], can be found in the novel ''Justinian'' by H. N. Turteltaub.
 
  
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==References==
 
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*''The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium'', Oxford University Press, 1991.
 
  
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==External links==
 
  
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*[http://www.roman-emperors.org/leonti2.htm "Leontius (695-98 A.D.)"] -(from ''De Imperatoribus Romanis'', "An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors")
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==Ministers for Justice and Public Order==
  
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| [[Glafkos Clerides]]
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| [[March 1]], [[1959]]
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| [[August 15]], [[1960]]
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| [[Spyros Kyprianou]]
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| [[August 16]], [[1960]]
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| [[August 20]], [[1960]]
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| [[Stella Soulioti]]
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| [[August 21]], [[1960]]
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| [[June 30]], [[1970]]
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| [[Alekos Siambos]]
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| [[September 26]], [[2002]]
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| [[February 28]], [[2003]]
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| [[Doros Theodorou]]
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| [[March 1]], [[2003]]
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| [[June 13]], [[2006]]
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| [[Sophocles Sophocleous]]
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| [[June 13]], [[2006]]
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| [[February 29]], [[2008]]
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| [[KISOS]]
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| [[Kypros Chrysostomidis]]
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| [[February 29]], [[2008]]
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| Present
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==See also==
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* [[Cabinet of Cyprus]]
  
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[[Category:705 deaths]]
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==External Link==
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[[Category:Byzantine emperors]]
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[http://mjpo.gov.cy/ Website of the Cypriot Ministry for Justice and Public Order]
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[[Category:Heraclian Dynasty]]
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[[Category:Government of Cyprus|Justice]]
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[[Category:Lists of Cypriot ministers|Justice]]

Revision as of 11:47, February 29, 2008

The Minister for Justice and Public Order (Greek: Υπουργός Δικαιοσύνης και Δημοσίας Τάξεως) is the senior minister at the Ministry of Justice and Public Order of Cyprus.

The current Minister is Kypros Chrysostomidis.



Ministers for Justice and Public Order

Name Took Office Left Office Party
Glafkos Clerides March 1, 1959 August 15, 1960
Spyros Kyprianou August 16, 1960 August 20, 1960
Stella Soulioti August 21, 1960 June 30, 1970
Alekos Siambos September 26, 2002 February 28, 2003
Doros Theodorou March 1, 2003 June 13, 2006
Sophocles Sophocleous June 13, 2006 February 29, 2008 KISOS
Kypros Chrysostomidis February 29, 2008 Present

See also

External Link

Website of the Cypriot Ministry for Justice and Public Order

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