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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
- 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[]
Astacus[]
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[]
Camarina[]
Catane[]
Chalcis[]
Chersonese[]
Chios[]
Cibyra[]
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[]
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[]
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[]
Lampsacus[]
Larissa[]
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[]
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
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- Aristomelidas, Archaic period (?)
- Nearchus, 234 BC (resigned)
- Philistides, c. 341 BC (expelled)
- , c. 341 BC (expelled)
Pharsalus[]
- 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[]
- , fl. c. 520 BC
- , fl. 352 BC
- , before 7th century BC (?)
- , fl. 660-644 BC
- , fl. 588 BC
- , 6th century BC
Priene[]
Proconnesus[]
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[]
Sinope[]
Sparta[]
- Machanidas, 210-207 BC (killed in action)
- Nabis, 207-192 BC (assassinated by allies)
- , 180 BC
Sybaris[]
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
Tarsus[]
Tauromenium[]
Thasos[]
Thebes[]
- Leontiades, 382-379 BC (killed)
- , 382-379 BC (killed)
- , 334 BC (conquered by Alexander the Great)
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