Politarch

In modern Greece, the title was used by Ioannis Kapodistrias for the first Greek law enforcemet and security force.

One of the earliest extant inscriptions to use the term "Politarch" was located on the Vardar Gate in Thessaloniki.

The Gate was unfortunately destroyed in 1876 but the inscription, which dates to the 2nd Century AD, can now been seen in the British Museum in London.

[4] The politarchs are attested in the Acts of the Apostles (17:6,8) concerning the city of Thessalonike; The Apostle Paul, visiting Thessalonike, taught three Sabbaths in the synagogue, the Jews wanted to arrest him, but, failing to find him "they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the politarchs" (17:6).

After the Greek War of Independence, Ioannis Kapodistrias created the Politarchy (Πολιταρχία) as the first police and security force of Greece.