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Leontios

660 - 705

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Leontius (Greek: Λεόντιος, romanized: Leóntios; died c. 15 February 706) was Byzantine emperor under the regnal name Leo from 695 to 698. Little is known of his early life, other than that he was born in Isauria in Asia Minor. He was given the title of patrikios, and made strategos of the Anatolic Theme under Emperor Constantine IV. He led forces against the Umayyads during the early years of Justinian II's reign, securing victory and forcing the Umayyad caliph, Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, to sue for peace. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leontios is the 692nd most popular politician (up from 4,169th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 421st in 2019) and the 54th most popular Turkish Politician.

Leontios is most famous for being the founder of the monastery on Mount Athos in Greece.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leontios ranks 692 out of 19,576. Before him are Maximian, Emperor Gaozu of Han, Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor Jimmu, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and Gustav III of Sweden. After him are Philip III of France, Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, Letizia Ramolino, Menachem Begin, Frederick William I of Prussia, and Archduke Franz Karl of Austria.

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Among people born in 660, Leontios ranks 1. After him are Andrew of Crete, Empress Genmei, Cunipert, Adela of Pfalzel, and Alpaida. Among people deceased in 705, Leontios ranks 2. Before him is Wu Zetian. After him are Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Tiberius III, Pope John VI, Lambert of Maastricht, Alpaida, and Aldfrith of Northumbria.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Leontios ranks 94 out of 1,347. Before him are Theodosius II (401), Abdulmejid II (1868), Constantine VII (905), Nestorius (381), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), and Eudoxus of Cnidus (-408). After him are Anacreon (-570), Theodosius III (700), Theodore II Laskaris (1221), Herostratus (-301), Mustafa III (1717), and Philippikos Bardanes (700).

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Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Leontios ranks 54. Before him are Valerian (200), Abdülaziz (1830), Hatice Sultan (1496), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), Theodosius II (401), and Abdulmejid II (1868). After him are Theodosius III (700), Theodore II Laskaris (1221), Mustafa III (1717), Philippikos Bardanes (700), Leo III the Isaurian (675), and John IV Laskaris (1250).

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