List of ancient Greek tyrants

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This is a list of tyrants from Ancient Greece.

Abydus[]

  • , c. 500 BC
  • Philiscus, c. 368-360 BC (assassinated)
  • , 360-? BC

Agrigentum (Acragas)[]

  • Phalaris, 570-554 BC (overthrown and roasted)
  • , after 554 BC
  • , 6th/5th century BC
  • , 6th/5th century BC
  • Theron, 488-472 BC
  • Thrasydaeus, 472 BC (expelled and executed)
  • Phintias, c. 288-279 BC
  • , 279-277 BC

Alabanda[]

  • Aridolis, 480 BC  (POW)
  • Amyntas, after 480 BC

Ambracia[]

  • Gorgus, fl. 628-600 BC
  • , until 580 BC
  • , 6th century BC

Amastris[]

  • Amastris, until 284 BC
  • , 284 until c. 270 BC (hands city over to Kingdom of Pontus)

Argos[]

Assos & Atarneus[]

Astacus[]

  • , c. 430-420 BC

Athens[]

  • Cylon, 632 BC (stoned)
  • Pisistratus, 561 BC, 559-556 BC and 546-528 BC
  • Hipparchus, 527-514 BC (murdered)
  • Hippias, 527-510 BC
  • Theramenes, Critias, and Charicles leading members of the Thirty Tyrants 404-403 BC
  • Lachares, 300-294 BC
  • Aristion, 88-86 BC (executed)

Byzantium[]

Cardia[]

  • , fl. 323 BC

Camarina[]

Cassandreia[]

Catane[]

Chalcis[]

Chersonese[]

Chios[]

Cibyra[]

  • , fl. 190 BC

Corcyra[]

  • Lycophron (?), before 587 BC
  • Cleonymus, 303/02 BC

Corinth[]

Cos[]

  • , late 6th century BC
  • , resigned 494 BC
  • , 1st century BC
  • , 1st century (with Nicias)

Croton[]

  • , c. 530 BC
  • Cleinias, c. 504-495 BC
  • , until 295 BC (conquered and  )

Cumae[]

  • Aristodemus, c. 505-490 BC

Cyme[]

Cyprus[]

  • Nicocreon, 4th century BC

Cyrene[]

Cyzicus[]

  • , c. 513 BC

Dardanos[]

  • Mania, killed by her son-in-law c. 399 BC

Elatea[]

Elea[]

  • Demylus, 5th century BC
  • Nearchus, c. 430 BC

Elis[]

Ephesus[]

  • , 6th century BC
  • Pythagoras, 6th century BC
  • Pindarus, around 560 BC
  • Aristarchus, around 545-540 BC
  • , 540-530 BC
  • Aphinagorus, fl. 530 BC
  • Comas, fl. 530 BC
  • Phanes
  • Melancomas, around 500 BC
  • Hegesias, 4th century BC
  • , until 334 BC (stoned)
  • Melancomas II, fl. 214 BC

Epidaurus[]

  • , 640 BC

Eretria[]

Gela[]

  • Cleander, 505-498 BC (assassinated)
  • Hippocrates, 498-491 BC
  • Gelon, 491-485 BC
  • Hieron I, 485-466 BC
  • Polyzalus, fl. c. 476 BC

Halicarnassus[]

Heraclea Pontica[]

Hermione[]

  • Xenon, stepped down 229 BC

Himera[]

Keryneia[]

Lampsacus[]

Larissa[]

  • Medius, fl. 395 BC

Leontini[]

Lindos[]

  • Cleobulus, 6th century BC

Locri[]

  • Dionysius the Younger, 356-346 BC

Megalopolis[]

Megara[]

Messana[]

  • Scythes, c. 494 BC
  • , c. 494-490 BC
  • Anaxilas, c. 490-476 BC
  • Micythus, c. 476-467 BC (retired)
  • Leophron, c. 467-461 BC (popular revolt)
  • , c. 338 BC
  • , c. 269 BC  (POW)

Messene[]

  • , before 336 BC (?)

Methymnae[]

Miletus[]

  • Amphitres, late 8th or 7th century BC
  • Thrasybulus, 7th century BC
  • Thoas, 6th century BC
  • Damasanor, 6th century BC
  • Histiaeus, 518-514 BC
  • Aristagoras, c. 513-499 BC (reintroduced democracy)
  • Timarchus, 3rd century BC

Mytilene[]

  • , late 7th century BC
  • , late 7th century BC, (Alcaeus was against him)
  • Pittacus, fl. 600 BC (resigned after ten years)
  • Coes, c. 507-499 BC (stoned)

Naxos[]

  • Lygdamis, until c. 512 BC
  • Aristagoras, c. 502-499 BC

Orchomenus[]

  • Aristomelidas, Archaic period (?)
  • Nearchus, 234 BC (resigned)

Oreus[]

  • Philistides, c. 341 BC (expelled)
  • , c. 341 BC (expelled)

Parium[]

  • , c. 513 BC

Pellene[]

Pharsalus[]

Pherae[]

  • Lycophron
  • Jason, before 370 BC (assassinated)
  • , before 370 BC (assassinated)
  • , 370-369 BC (assassinated)
  • Alexander, 369-358 BC (assassinated)
  • , 357-355/4 BC
  • , 355-352 BC (resigned)
  • , 355-352 BC (resigned)

Phlius[]

  • Leo, c. 540 BC
  • , before 229 BC (resigned)

Phocaea[]

  • , c. 513 BC

Phocis[]

  • , fl. c. 520 BC
  • , fl. 352 BC

Pisa[]

  • , before 7th century BC (?)
  • , fl. 660-644 BC
  • , fl. 588 BC
  • , 6th century BC

Priene[]

  • , 300-297 BC

Proconnesus[]

  • , c. 513 BC

Rhegium[]

  • Anaxilas, 494-476 BC
  • Micythus, c. 476-467 BC (retired)
  • Leophron, c. 467-461 BC (popular revolt)
  • Dionysius the Younger, before 352 BC (expelled)
  • Calippus, 352/351 BC (assassinated)
  • Leptines II, after 351 BC
  • , 280-270 BC (conquered)

Samos[]

  • , 7th century BC
  • Syloson, c. 538 BC
  • Polycrates, c. 538-522 BC
  • Maiandrius, c. 522 BC (reintroduced democracy)
  • Charilaus, c. 522 BC
  • Syloson, again c. 521 BC
  • Aeaces, around 513 BC, reinstalled after 494 BC
  • , after 480 BC
  • Duris, c. 280 BC

Selinus[]

  • Theron, 6th/5th century BC
  • Pythagoras, 6th/5th century BC
  • , 6th/5th century BC (killed)

Sicyon[]

  • , from 676 BC
  • , fl. 648 BC
  • Cleisthenes, 600-560 BC
  • , 560-556 BC
  • Euphron, 368-366 BC (assassinated)
  • Aristratus, fl. c. 340 BC
  • Epichares (?), fl. c. 330 BC
  • Cratesipolis, 314-308 BC (bribed)
  • Cleon, c. 300-280 BC (assassinated)
  • Euthydemus, c. 280-270 BC (expelled)
  • Timocleidas, c. 280-270 BC (expelled)
  • Abantidas, 264-252 BC (assassinated)
  • Paseas, 252-251 BC (assassinated)
  • Nicocles, 251 BC (expelled by Aratus of Sicyon)

Sigeum[]

  • , fl. 510 BC

Sinope[]

Sparta[]

  • Machanidas, 210-207 BC (killed in action)
  • Nabis, 207-192 BC (assassinated by allies)
  • , 180 BC

Sybaris[]

  • , c. 510 BC

Syracuse[]

  • Gelon, 491-478 BC
  • Hieron I, 478-466 BC
  • Thrasybulus, 466-465 BC (expelled, democracy restored)
  • Dionysius the Elder, 405-367 BC
  • Dionysius II, the Younger, 367-357 BC
  • Apollocrates, 357 BC
  • Heracleides, 357 BC
  • Dion, 357-354 BC
  • Calippus, 354-352 BC
  • Hipparinus, 352-351 BC
  • Aretaeus, 352-350 BC
  • , 350-346 BC
  • Dionysius II, the Younger, (restored, 346-344 BC)
  • Timoleon, 345-337 BC
  • Agathocles, 320 BC (banished)
  • Acestorides, 320-319 BC
  • Agathocles, 317-289 BC
  • Hicetas, 289-279 BC
  • , 279 BC
  • , 279-277 BC
  • Hieron II, 275-215 BC
  • Gelon II, c. 240-216 BC
  • Hieronymus, 215-214 BC
  • Adranodoros, 214-212 BC
  • , 213-212 BC
  • Epicydes, 213-212 BC

Tarentum[]

  • , c. 516-492 BC

Tarsus[]

  • , before 67 BC

Tauromenium[]

Thasos[]

  • , c. 520 BC

Thebes[]

  • Leontiades, 382-379 BC (killed)
  • , 382-379 BC (killed)

Zeleia[]

  • , 334 BC (conquered by Alexander the Great)


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