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This is a list of tyrants from Ancient Greece.
- Phalaris, 570-554 BC (overthrown and roasted)
- Telemachus, after 554 BC
- Alcamenes, 6th/5th century BC[3]
- Alcandros (Alcander), 6th/5th century BC[3]
- Theron, 488-472 BC
- Thrasydaeus, 472 BC (expelled and executed)
- Phintias, c. 288-279 BC
- Sosistratus, 279-277 BC. Later tyrant in Syracuse[4]
- Amastris, until 284 BC
- Eumenes, 284 until c. 270 BC (hands city over to Kingdom of Pontus)[6]
- Laphaes, 6th century BC [7]
- 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)
- Evarchus, c. 430-420 BC[8]
- 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)
- Ariston, c. 513 BC, pro persian, participated in the Scythian campaign of Darius I[1]
- Clearchus of Sparta, 411-409 BC, 404-401 BC
- Hecataeus, fl. 323 BC [9]
- Psaumis of Camarina, fl. c. 460 BC
- Apollodorus, 279-276 BC (executed)
- Euarchus, 729 BC-?, founder of Catane[10]
- Deinomenes the Younger, fl. 470-465 BC
- Mamercus of Catane, 345-338 BC
- Tynnondas, c. 580 BC [11]
- 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 [12]
- Scythes, late 6th century BC
- Cadmus, resigned 494 BC
- Nicias of Cos, 1st century BC
- Nicippus, 1st century (with Nicias)
- Aristodemus, c. 505-490 BC
- Aristagoras, fl. 513-493 BC
- Nicocreon, 4th century BC
- Ophellas, 312-308 BC
- Lycopus, c. 163 BC
- Nicocrates, c. 51 BC (assassinated)
- Leander, c. 50 BC (arrested)
- Aristagoras, c. 513 BC [1]
- Mania, killed by her son-in-law c. 399 BC
- Mnason, 4th century BC
- Aristotimus, 272 BC (assassinated)
- Melas the Elder, 7th century BC, brother-in-law to king Gyges
- Miletus, grandson of Melas, son-in-law of king Ardys
- Pythagoras, son of Miletus, 6th century BC
- Melas the Younger, son of Pythagoras, son-in-law of king Alyattes
- Pindarus, son of Melas, around 560 BC, overthrown by his cousin king Croesus
- Aristarchus, sent from Athens, around 545-540, to rule instead of Melas III[14]
- Pasicles, 540-530 BC, killed when returning from a feast.
- Aphinagorus, fl. 530 BC
- Comas, fl. 530 BC
- Athenagoras, late 6th century BC
- Phanes
- Melancomas, around 500 BC
- Syrpax, until 334 BC (stoned)
- Hegesias, before 323 BC (assassinated)
- 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
- Xenon, stepped down 229 BC
- Terillus, early 5th century BC
- Iseas, 275 BC (resigned)
- 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
- 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
- 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. 513 BC
- Chaeron, after 336 BC
- Sisyphus, fl. 395 BC
- Polydamas, until 370 BC
- 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)
- Leo, c. 540 BC
- Cleonymus, before 229 BC (resigned)
- Laodamas, c. 513 BC
- Aulis, fl. c. 520 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. 513 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[15]
- 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[16]
- Duris, c. 280 BC
- Theron, 6th/5th century BC
- Pythagoras, 6th/5th century BC
- Euryleon of Sparta, 6th/5th century BC (killed)
- Orthagoras, from 676 BC
- Myron the Elder, fl. 648 BC, former Olympian winning in chariot race[17]
- Myron the Younger?
- Aristonymus, father of Cleisthenes
- Isodemus[18]
- 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)
- Hegesistratus, fl. 510 BC[19]
- Timesilaus, before 433 BC[20]
- 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
- 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[4]
- 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[21]
- Lysias, before 67 BC [22]
- Andromachus, fl. 344 BC
- Tyndarion, fl. 278 BC
- Symmachus, c. 520 BC [23]
- Leontiades, 382-379 BC (killed)
- Archias, 382-379 BC (killed)
- Nicagoras, 334 BC (conquered by Alexander the Great)[24]
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