List of ancient Greek tyrants
This is a list of tyrants from Ancient Greece.
Agrigentum (Acragas)
- Phalaris, 570-554 BC (overthrown and roasted)
- Telemachus, after 554 BC
- Alcamenes, 6th/5th century BC
- Alcandros, 6th/5th century BC
- Theron, 488-472 BC
- Thrasydaeus, 472 BC (expelled and executed)
- Phintias, c. 288-279 BC
- Sosistratus, 279-277 BC
- Aridolis, 480 BC (POW)
- Amyntas, after 480 BC
- Gorgus, fl. 628-600 BC
- Periander, until 580 BC
- Archinus, 6th century BC
- Cylon, 632 BC (stoned)
- Pisistratus, 561 BC, 559-556 BC and 546-528 BC
- Hipparchus (527-514 BC) and Hippias (527-510 BC), sons of Pisistratus; Hipparchus was murdered by Harmodius and Aristogeiton, the original tyrannicides
- Theramenes, Critias, and Charicles leading members of the Thirty Tyrants 404-403 BC
- Lachares, 300-294 BC
- Athenion, 88 BC
- Aristion, 88-86 BC (executed)
Chersonese
- Cypselus (or Kypselos), 657-627 BC
- Periander, (son of Cypselus) 627-587 BC
- Psammetich, (Periander's nephew, who succeeded him but whose rule only lasted for three years) 587-584 BC
- Timophanes, 364 BC (assassinated)
- Alexander 253-247 BC (poisoned?)
- Nicaea 247-245 BC (married)
- Cadmus, until 494 BC
- Nicias of Cos, 1st century BC
- Cylonius, c. 530 BC
- Cleinias, c. 504-495 BC
- Menedemus, until 295 BC (conquered and †)
- Aristagoras, fl. 499-493 BC
Elatea
- Athenagoras, 6th century BC
- Pythagoras, 6th century BC
- Pindarus, around 560 BC
- Pasicles
- Cleander, 505-498 BC (assassinated)
- Hippocrates, 498-491 BC
- Gelon, 491-485 BC
- Hieron I, 485-466 BC
- Polyzalus, fl. c. 476 BC
- Xenon, stepped down 229 BC
- Hippocles, 6th century BC
- Aiantides, fl. 515-510 BC
- Panaetius, c. 615/609 BC
- Aenesidemus, 498-491 BC
- Hicetas, c. 347-338 BC
- Heracleides, fl. 278 BC
Messana
- Scythes, c. 494 BC
- Cadmus, c. 494-490 BC
- Anaxilas c. 490-476 BC
- Micythus, c. 476-467 BC (retired)
- Leophron, c. 467-461 BC (popular revolt)
- Hippon, c. 338 BC
- Cios the Mamertine, c. 269 BC (POW)
- Melandrus, late 7th century BC
- Myrsilus, late 7th century BC, (Alcaeus was against him)
- Pittacus, fl. 600 BC (resigned after ten years)
- Coes, c. 507-499 BC
Naxos
- Philistides, c. 341 BC (expelled)
- Menippus, c. 341 BC (expelled)
Pharsalus
- Lycophron
- Jason, assassinated in 370 BC
- Polydorus, brother of Jason, 370 BC, (assassinated)
- Polyphron, brother of Jason, 369 BC, (assassinated)
- Alexander, son of Polydorus, 369-358 BC, (assassinated)
- Tisiphonus, son of Jason, 357-355/4 BC
- Lykophron II, son of Jason, 355-352 BC (resigned)
- Peitholaus, son of Jason, 355-352 BC (resigned)
- Leo, c. 540 BC
- Cleonymus, before 229 BC (resigned)
- Damophon, before 7th century BC (?)
- Pantaleon, fl. 660-644 BC
- Damophon, fl. 588 BC
Rhegium
- Anaxilas 494-476 BC
- Micythus c. 476-467 BC (retired)
- Leophron, c. 467-461 BC (popular revolt)
- Decius Vibellius 280-270 BC (conquered)
Samos
- Demoteles, 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, before 500 BC, reinstalled after 494 BC
- Theomestor, after 480 BC
- Duris, c. 280 BC
- Theron, 6th/5th century BC
- Pythagoras, 6th/5th century BC
- Euryleon, 6th/5th century BC
- Orthagoras, from 676 BC
- Myron the Elder, fl. 648 BC
- Myron the Younger
- Isodemus
- Cleisthenes, 600-560 BC
- Aeschines, 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)
- Hegesistratus, fl. 510 BC
- Machanidas, 210-207 BC (killed in action)
- Nabis, 207-192 BC (assassinated by allies)
- Chaeron, 180 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)
- Nysaeos (350-346 BC)
- Dionysius II, the Younger (restored, 346-344 BC)
- Timoleon, 345-337 BC
- Acestorides, 320-319 BC
- Agathocles, 317-289 BC
- Hicetas, 289-279 BC
- Thoenon, 279 BC
- Sosistratus, 279-277 BC
- Hieron II, 275-215 BC
- Gelon II, c. 240-216 BC
- Hieronymus, 215-214 BC
- Adranodoros, 214-212 BC
- Hippocrates, 213-212 BC
- Epicydes, 213-212 BC
- Aristophylidas, c. 516-492 BC
- Leontiades, 382-379 BC (killed)
- Archias, 382-379 BC (killed)
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