List of ancient Greek tyrants

This is a list of tyrants from Ancient Greece.

Abydus

 * Daphnis, c. 500 BC under Darius I (pro persian)
 * Philiscus, c. 368-360 BC (assassinated)
 * Iphiades, 360-? BC

Agrigentum (Acragas)

 * Phalaris, 570-554 BC (overthrown and roasted)
 * Telemachus, after 554 BC
 * Alcamenes, 6th/5th century BC
 * Alcandros (Alcander), 6th/5th century BC
 * Theron, 488-472 BC
 * Thrasydaeus, 472 BC (expelled and executed)
 * Phintias, c. 288-279 BC
 * Sosistratus, 279-277 BC. Later tyrant in Syracuse

Alabanda

 * Aridolis, 480 BC
 * Amyntas, after 480 BC

Ambracia

 * Gorgus, son of Cypselus, fl. 628-600 BC
 * Periander, until 580 BC, son of Gorgus and grandson of Periander of Corinth
 * Archinus, 6th century BC

Amastris

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

Argos

 * 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

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

Astacus

 * Evarchus, c. 430-420 BC

Athens

 * Cylon, 632 BC (stoned)
 * Pisistratus, 561 BC, 559-556 BC and 546-528 BC
 * 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

 * Ariston, c. 513 BC, pro persian, participated in the Scythian campaign of Darius I
 * 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-?, founder of Catane
 * Deinomenes the Younger, fl. 470-465 BC
 * Mamercus of Catane, 345-338 BC

Chalcis (Euboea)

 * 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

 * 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, 657-627 BC
 * Periander, 627-587 BC
 * Psammetich (Psammetichus, named after Psamtik I), 587-584 BC
 * Timophanes, 364 BC (assassinated)
 * Alexander, 253-247 BC (poisoned?)
 * Nicaea, 247-245 BC (married)

Cos

 * Scythes, late 6th century BC
 * Cadmus, resigned 494 BC
 * Nicias of Cos, 1st century BC
 * Nicippus, 1st century (with Nicias)

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. 513-493 BC

Cyprus

 * Nicocreon, 4th century BC

Cyrene

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

Cyzicus

 * Aristagoras, c. 513 BC

Dardanos

 * Mania, killed by her son-in-law c. 399 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
 * Aristarchus, around 545-540 BC
 * Pasicles, 540-530 BC, killed when returning from a feast.
 * Aphinagorus, fl. 530 BC
 * Comas, fl. 530 BC
 * Phanes
 * Melancomas, around 500 BC
 * 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

 * Hippoclus, c. 513 BC
 * Aeantides, fl. 515-510 BC
 * Astyanax, before 360 BC, assassinated

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

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 (stoned)

Naxos

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

Orchomenus

 * Aristomelidas, Archaic period (?)
 * Nearchus, 234 BC (resigned)

Oreus

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

Parium

 * Herophantus, c. 513 BC

Pellene

 * Chaeron, after 336 BC

Pharsalus

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

Pherae

 * Lycophron
 * Jason, before 370 BC (assassinated)
 * Polydorus, 370 BC (assassinated)
 * Polyphron, 370-369 BC (assassinated)
 * Alexander, 369-358 BC (assassinated)
 * Tisiphonus, 357-355/4 BC
 * Lycophron II, 355-352 BC (resigned)
 * Peitholaus, 355-352 and 349 BC (resigned, expelled)

Phlius

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

Phocaea

 * Laodamas, c. 513 BC

Phocis

 * Aulis, fl. c. 520 BC
 * Phayllus, fl. 352 BC

Pisa

 * Damophon, before 7th century BC (?)
 * Pantaleon, fl. 660-644 BC
 * Damophon, fl. 588 BC
 * Pyrrhus, 6th century BC

Priene

 * Hieron of Priene, 300-297 BC

Proconnesus

 * Metrodorus, c. 513 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, around 513 BC, reinstalled after 494 BC
 * Theomestor, after 480 BC
 * Duris, c. 280 BC

Selinus

 * Theron, 6th/5th century BC
 * Pythagoras, 6th/5th century BC
 * Euryleon of Sparta, 6th/5th century BC (killed)

Sicyon

 * Orthagoras, from 676 BC
 * Myron the Elder, fl. 648 BC, former Olympian winning in chariot race
 * Myron the Younger?
 * Aristonymus,father of Cleisthenes
 * Isodemus
 * Cleisthenes, 600-560 BC
 * Aeschines, 560-556 BC removed by the Spartans
 * 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
 * Agathocles, 320 BC (banished)
 * Acestorides, 320-319 BC
 * Agathocles, 317-289 BC
 * Hicetas, 289-279 BC
 * Thoenon, 279 BC ,See Siege of Syracuse (278 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

Thasos

 * Symmachus, c. 520 BC

Thebes

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

Zeleia

 * Nicagoras, 334 BC (conquered by Alexander the Great)