This is a list of tyrants from Ancient Greece.
Alabanda
Aridolis, 480 BC (POW)
Amyntas, after 480 BC
Gorgus, fl. 628-600 BC
Periander, until 580 BC
Archinus, 6th century BC
Amastris, until 284 BC
Eumenes, 284 until c. 270 BC (hands city over to Kingdom of Pontus)
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)
Eubulus, before 351 BC
Hermias, 351-342 BC
Evarchus, c. 430-420 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
Aristion, 88-86 BC (executed)
Ariston, c. 500 BC
Clearchus of Sparta, 411-409 BC, 404-401 BC
Hecataeus (fl. 323 BC)
Psaumis of Camarina (fl. c. 460 BC)
Cassandreia
Apollodorus, 279-276 BC (executed)
Euarchus, 729 BC-?
Deinomenes the Younger, fl. 470-465 BC
Mamercus of Catane, 345-338 BC
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
Miltiades the Elder, 555-519 BC
Stesagoras, 519-516 BC (assassinated)
Miltiades, 516-510 BC, 496-492 BC
Strattis, fl. 513-480 BC
Moagetes, fl. 190 BC
Lycophron (?), before 587 BC
Cleonymus, 303/02 BC
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 (also Nicippus), 1st century BC
Cylonius, c. 530 BC
Cleinias, c. 504-495 BC
Menedemus, until 295 BC (conquered and †)
Aristodemus, c. 505-490 BC
Aristagoras, fl. 499-493 BC
Nicocreon
Ophellas, 312-308 BC
Lycopus, c. 163 BC
Nicocrates, c. 51 BC (assassinated)
Leander, c. 50 BC (arrested)
Aristagoras, c. 500 BC
Mnason, 4th century BC
Demylus, 5th century BC
Nearchus, c. 430 BC
Aristotimus, 272 BC (assassinated)
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
Procles, 640 BC
Themison, fl. 366 BC
Plutarch, c. 355-350 BC (expelled)
Hipparchus, c. 345 BC
Automedon, c. 345 BC
Cleitarchus, 345-341 BC (expelled)
Cleander, 505-498 BC (assassinated)
Hippocrates, 498-491 BC
Gelon, 491-485 BC
Hieron I, 485-466 BC
Polyzalus, fl. c. 476 BC
Artemisia I of Caria, fl. 480 BC
Lygdamis II of Halicarnassus, fl. 469-444 BC
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
Xenon, stepped down 229 BC
Terillus, early 5th century BC
Iseas, 275 BC (resigned)
Hippocles, 6th century BC
Aiantides, fl. 515-510 BC
Medius, fl. 395 BC
Panaetius, c. 615/609 BC
Aenesidemus, 498-491 BC
Hicetas, c. 347-338 BC
Heracleides, fl. 278 BC
Cleobulus, 6th century BC
Dionysius the Younger, 356-346 BC
Aristodemus the Good, c. 262-252 BC (assassinated by the "philosopher tyrannicides" Ecdemus and Damophanes)
Lydiadas, c. 245-235 BC (joined the Achaean League)
Theagenes, c. 620-600 BC
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)
Phyliades, before 336 BC (?)
Aristonicus, before 332 BC (tortured and executed)
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
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
Lygdamis, until c. 512 BC
Aristagoras, c. 502-499 BC
Aristomelidas, Archaic period (?)
Nearchus, 234 BC (resigned)
Philistides, c. 341 BC (expelled)
Menippus, c. 341 BC (expelled)
Herophantus, c. 500 BC
Chaeron, after 336 BC
Sisyphus, fl. 395 BC
Polydamas, until 370 BC
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)
Laodamas, c. 500 BC
Phayllus, fl. 352 BC
Damophon, before 7th century BC (?)
Pantaleon, fl. 660-644 BC
Damophon, fl. 588 BC
Pyrrhus, 6th century BC
Hieron of Priene, 300-297 BC
Metrodorus, c. 500 BC
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)
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
Timesilaus, before 433 BC
Scydrothemis, 301-280 BC
Machanidas, 210-207 BC (killed in action)
Nabis, 207-192 BC (assassinated by allies)
Chaeron, 180 BC
Telys, c. 510 BC
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
Lysias, before 67 BC
Andromachus, fl. 344 BC
Tyndarion, fl. 278 BC
Symmachus, c. 370 BC
Leontiades, 382-379 BC (killed)
Archias, 382-379 BC (killed)
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