List of ancient Greek tyrants
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This is a list of tyrants from Ancient Greece.
Contents
- 1 Abydus
- 2 Agrigentum (Acragas)
- 3 Alabanda
- 4 Ambracia
- 5 Amastris
- 6 Argos
- 7 Assos & Atarneus
- 8 Astacus
- 9 Athens
- 10 Byzantium
- 11 Cardia
- 12 Camarina
- 13 Cassandreia
- 14 Catane
- 15 Chalcis
- 16 Chersonese
- 17 Chios
- 18 Cibyra
- 19 Corcyra
- 20 Corinth
- 21 Cos
- 22 Croton
- 23 Cumae
- 24 Cyme
- 25 Cyprus
- 26 Cyrene
- 27 Cyzicus
- 28 Elatea
- 29 Elea
- 30 Elis
- 31 Ephesus
- 32 Epidaurus
- 33 Eretria
- 34 Gela
- 35 Halicarnassus
- 36 Heraclea Pontica
- 37 Hermione
- 38 Himera
- 39 Keryneia
- 40 Lampsacus
- 41 Larissa
- 42 Leontini
- 43 Lindos
- 44 Locri
- 45 Megalopolis
- 46 Megara
- 47 Messana
- 48 Messene
- 49 Methymnae
- 50 Miletus
- 51 Mytilene
- 52 Naxos
- 53 Orchomenus
- 54 Oreus
- 55 Parium
- 56 Pellene
- 57 Pharsalus
- 58 Pherae
- 59 Phlius
- 60 Phocaea
- 61 Phocis
- 62 Pisa
- 63 Priene
- 64 Proconnesus
- 65 Rhegium
- 66 Samos
- 67 Selinunte
- 68 Sicyon
- 69 Sigeum
- 70 Sinope
- 71 Sparta
- 72 Sybaris
- 73 Syracuse
- 74 Tarentum
- 75 Tarsus
- 76 Tauromenium
- 77 Thasos
- 78 Thebes
Abydus[edit]
- Daphnis, c. 500 BC
Agrigentum (Acragas)[edit]
- 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
Alabanda[edit]
Ambracia[edit]
Amastris[edit]
- Amastris, until 284 BC
- Eumenes, 284 until c. 270 BC (hands city over to Kingdom of Pontus)
Argos[edit]
- Laphaes, 6th century BC
- Pheidon, around 550 BC
- Perilaus, c. 546 BC
- Archinus, c. 395 BC
- Aristippus the Elder, after 272 BC
- Aristomachos the Elder, before 250-240 BC (assassinated)
- Aristippus, 240-235 BC (killed in action)
- Aristomachus the Younger, 235-229 BC (resigned), 224-223 BC (tortured and executed)
Assos & Atarneus[edit]
Astacus[edit]
- Evarchus, c. 430-420 BC
Athens[edit]
- 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
- Aristion, 88-86 BC (executed)
Byzantium[edit]
- Ariston, c. 500 BC
- Clearchus of Sparta, 411-409 BC, 404-401 BC
Cardia[edit]
- Hecataeus (fl. 323 BC)
Camarina[edit]
- Psaumis of Camarina (fl. c. 460 BC)
Cassandreia[edit]
- Apollodorus, 279-276 BC (executed)
Catane[edit]
- Euarchus, 729 BC-?
- Deinomenes the Younger, fl. 470-465 BC
- Mamercus of Catane, 345-338 BC
Chalcis[edit]
- Tynnondas, c. 580 BC
- Antileon, 6th century BC
- Mnesarchus, before 354 BC
- Callias, c. 354-350 BC, c. 343-330 BC
- Taurosthenes, c. 330 BC
Chersonese[edit]
- Miltiades the Elder, 555-519 BC
- Stesagoras, 519-516 BC (assassinated)
- Miltiades, 516-510 BC, 496-492 BC
Chios[edit]
- Strattis, fl. 513-480 BC
Cibyra[edit]
- Moagetes, fl. 190 BC
Corcyra[edit]
Corinth[edit]
- 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)
Cos[edit]
- Cadmus, until 494 BC
- Nicias of Cos (also Nicippus), 1st century BC
Croton[edit]
Cumae[edit]
- Aristodemus, c. 505-490 BC
Cyme[edit]
- Aristagoras, fl. 499-493 BC
Cyprus[edit]
Cyrene[edit]
- Ophellas, 312-308 BC
- Lycopus, c. 163 BC
- Nicocrates, c. 51 BC (assassinated)
- Leander, c. 50 BC (arrested)
Cyzicus[edit]
- Aristagoras, c. 500 BC
Elatea[edit]
- Mnason, 4th century BC
Elea[edit]
Elis[edit]
- Aristotimus, 272 BC (assassinated)
Ephesus[edit]
- Athenagoras, 6th century BC
- Pythagoras, 6th century BC
- Pindarus, around 560 BC
- Melancomas, around 500 BC
- Pasicles
- Hegesias, 4th century BC
- Syrpax, until 334 BC (stoned)
- Melancomas II, fl. 214 BC
Epidaurus[edit]
- Procles, 640 BC
Eretria[edit]
- Themison, fl. 366 BC
- Plutarch, c. 355-350 BC (expelled)
- Hipparchus, c. 345 BC
- Automedon, c. 345 BC
- Cleitarchus, 345-341 BC (expelled)
Gela[edit]
- Cleander, 505-498 BC (assassinated)
- Hippocrates, 498-491 BC
- Gelon, 491-485 BC
- Hieron I, 485-466 BC
- Polyzalus, fl. c. 476 BC
Halicarnassus[edit]
- Artemisia I of Caria, fl. 480 BC
- Lygdamis II of Halicarnassus, fl. 469-444 BC
Heraclea Pontica[edit]
- Clearchus, 365-353 BC (assassinated)
- Satyrus, 353-? BC
- Timotheus, 352-337 BC
- Dionysius, 337-305 BC
- Amastris, 305-284 BC (drowned by her sons)
- Oxyathres, 305-284 BC
- Clearchus, 305-284 BC
Hermione[edit]
- Xenon, stepped down 229 BC
Himera[edit]
- Terillus, early 5th century BC
Keryneia[edit]
- Iseas, 275 BC (resigned)
Lampsacus[edit]
Larissa[edit]
- Medius, fl. 395 BC
Leontini[edit]
- Panaetius, c. 615/609 BC
- Aenesidemus, 498-491 BC
- Hicetas, c. 347-338 BC
- Heracleides, fl. 278 BC
Lindos[edit]
- Cleobulus, 6th century BC
Locri[edit]
- Dionysius the Younger, 356-346 BC
Megalopolis[edit]
- Aristodemus the Good, c. 262-252 BC (assassinated by the "philosopher tyrannicides" Ecdemus and Damophanes)
- Lydiadas, c. 245-235 BC (joined the Achaean League)
Megara[edit]
- Theagenes, c. 620-600 BC
Messana[edit]
- 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)
Messene[edit]
- Phyliades, before 336 BC (?)
Methymnae[edit]
- Aristonicus, before 332 BC (tortured and executed)
Miletus[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Lygdamis, until c. 512 BC
- Aristagoras, c. 502-499 BC
[edit]
- Aristomelidas, Archaic period (?)
- Nearchus, 234 BC (resigned)
Oreus[edit]
- Philistides, c. 341 BC (expelled)
- Menippus, c. 341 BC (expelled)
Parium[edit]
- Herophantus, c. 500 BC
Pellene[edit]
- Chaeron, after 336 BC
Pharsalus[edit]
Pherae[edit]
- 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)
Phlius[edit]
Phocaea[edit]
- Laodamas, c. 500 BC
Phocis[edit]
- Phayllus, fl. 352 BC
Pisa[edit]
- Damophon, before 7th century BC (?)
- Pantaleon, fl. 660-644 BC
- Damophon, fl. 588 BC
- Pyrrhus, 6th century BC
Priene[edit]
- Hieron of Priene, 300-297 BC
Proconnesus[edit]
- Metrodorus, c. 500 BC
Rhegium[edit]
- 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
- Decius Vibellius 280-270 BC (conquered)
Samos[edit]
- 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
Selinunte[edit]
- Theron, 6th/5th century BC
- Pythagoras, 6th/5th century BC
- Euryleon, 6th/5th century BC
Sicyon[edit]
- 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)
Sigeum[edit]
- Hegesistratus, fl. 510 BC
Sinope[edit]
- Timesilaus, before 433 BC
- Scydrothemis, 301-280 BC
Sparta[edit]
- Machanidas, 210-207 BC (killed in action)
- Nabis, 207-192 BC (assassinated by allies)
- Chaeron, 180 BC
Sybaris[edit]
- Telys, c. 510 BC
Syracuse[edit]
- 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
Tarentum[edit]
- Aristophylidas, c. 516-492 BC
Tarsus[edit]
- Lysias, before 67 BC
Tauromenium[edit]
- Andromachus, fl. 344 BC
- Tyndarion, fl. 278 BC
Thasos[edit]
- Symmachus, c. 370 BC
Thebes[edit]
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