List of ancient Greek tyrants

This is a list of tyrants from Ancient Greece.

Abydus

• Daphnis, c. 500 BC

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

Alabanda

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

Ambracia

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

Amastris

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

Argos

• Pheidon, around 550 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)

Astacus

• Evarchus, c. 430-420 BC

Atarneus

• Eubulus, before 351 BC
• Hermias, 351-342 BC

Athens

• 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

• Ariston, c. 500 BC
• Clearchus of Sparta, 411-409 BC, 404-401 BC

Cardia

• Hecataeus (fl. 323 BC)

Camarina

• Psaumis of Camarina (fl. c. 460 BC)

Cassandreia

• Apollodorus, 279-276 BC (executed)

Catane

• Euarchus, 729 BC-?
• Deinomenes the Younger, fl. 470-465 BC
• Mamercus of Catane, 345-338 BC

Chalcis

• Mnesarchus, before 354 BC
• Callias, c. 354-350 BC, c. 343-330 BC
• Taurosthenes, c. 330 BC

Chersonese

• Miltiades the Elder, 555-519 BC
• Stesagoras, 519-516 BC (assassinated)
• Miltiades, 516-510 BC, 496-492 BC

Chios

• Strattis, fl. 513-480 BC

Cibyra

• Moagetes, fl. 190 BC

Corcyra

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

Corinth

• 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

• Cadmus, until 494 BC
• Nicias of Cos, 1st century BC

Croton

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

Cumae

• Aristodemus, c. 505-490 BC

Cyme

• Aristagoras, fl. 499-493 BC

Cyprus

• Nicocreon

Cyrene

• Ophellas, 312-308 BC
• Lycopus, c. 163 BC
• Nicocrates, c. 51 BC (assassinated)
• Leander, c. 50 BC (arrested)

Cyzicus

• Aristagoras, c. 500 BC

Elatea

• Mnason, 4th century BC

Elea

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

Elis

• Aristotimus, 272 BC (assassinated)

Ephesus

• 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

• Procles, 640 BC

Eretria

• Themison, fl. 366 BC
• Plutarch, c. 355-350 BC (expelled)
• Hipparchus, c. 345 BC
• Automedon, c. 345 BC
• Cleitarchus, 345-341 BC (expelled)

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

• Artemisia I of Caria, fl. 480 BC
• Lygdamis II of Halicarnassus, fl. 469-444 BC

Heraclea Pontica

• 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

• Xenon, stepped down 229 BC

Himera

• Terillus, early 5th century BC

Keryneia

• Iseas, 275 BC (resigned)

Lampsacus

• Hippocles, 6th century BC
• Aiantides, fl. 515-510 BC

Larissa

• Medius, fl. 395 BC

Leontini

• Panaetius, c. 615/609 BC
• Aenesidemus, 498-491 BC
• Hicetas, c. 347-338 BC
• Heracleides, fl. 278 BC

Lindos

• Cleobulus, 6th century BC

Locri

• Dionysius the Younger, 356-346 BC

Megalopolis

• 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

• Theagenes, c. 620-600 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)

Messene

• Phyliades, before 336 BC (?)

Methymnae

• Aristonicus, before 332 BC (tortured and executed)

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

• 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

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

Orchomenus

• Nearchus, 234 BC (resigned)

Oreus

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

Parium

• Herophantus, c. 500 BC

Pellene

• Chaeron, after 336 BC

Pharsalus

• Sisyphus, fl. 395 BC
• Polydamas, until 370 BC

Pherae

• 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

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

Phocaea

• Laodamas, c. 500 BC

Phocis

• Phayllus, fl. 352 BC

Pisa

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

Proconnesus

• Metrodorus, c. 500 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
• 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

Selinunte

• Theron, 6th/5th century BC
• Pythagoras, 6th/5th century BC
• Euryleon, 6th/5th century BC

Sicyon

• 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

• Hegesistratus, fl. 510 BC

Sinope

• Timesilaus, before 433 BC
• Scydrothemis, 301-280 BC

Sparta

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

Sybaris

• Telys, 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)
• 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

• Aristophylidas, c. 516-492 BC

Tarsus

• Lysias, before 67 BC

Tauromenium

• Andromachus, fl. 344 BC
• Tyndarion, fl. 278 BC

Thebes

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