List of ancient Greek tyrants

Abydus">Abydos (Hellespont)">Abydus

• Daphnis, c. 500 BC under Darius I
• Philiscus, c. 368-360 BC
• Iphiades, 360-? BC

[Agrigentum] (Acragas)

• Phalaris, 570-554 BC
• Telemachus, after 554 BC
• Alcamenes, 6th/5th century BC
• Alcandros, 6th/5th century BC
• Theron, 488-472 BC
• Thrasydaeus, 472 BC
• 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">Amasra">Amastris

• Amastris, until 284 BC
• Eumenes, 284 until c. 270 BC

Argos">Ancient Argos">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
• Aristippus, 240-235 BC
• Aristomachus the Younger, 235-229 BC, 224-223 BC

[Assos] & [Atarneus]

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

Astacus">Astakos">Astacus

• Evarchus, c. 430-420 BC

[Athens]

• Cylon, 632 BC
• 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

[Byzantium]

• Ariston, c. 513 BC, pro persian, participated in the Scythian campaign of Darius I
• Pausanias the Regent, c.477-476 BC
• Clearchus of Sparta, 411-409 BC, 404-401 BC

Cardia">Lysimachia (Thrace)">Cardia

• Hecataeus, fl. 323 BC

Camarina">Kamarina, Sicily">Camarina

• Psaumis of Camarina, fl. c. 460 BC

[Cassandreia]

• Apollodorus, 279-276 BC

Catane">Catania">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">Thracian Chersonese">Chersonese

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

[Chios]

• Strattis, fl. 513-480 BC

Cibyra">Kibyra">Cibyra

• Moagetes, fl. 190 BC

Corcyra">Corfu">Corcyra

• Lycophron, before 587 BC
• Cleonymus, 303/02 BC

[Corinth]

• Cypselus, 657-627 BC
• Periander, 627-587 BC
• Psammetich, 587-584 BC
• Timophanes, 364 BC
• Alexander, 253-247 BC
• Nicaea, 247-245 BC

Cos">Kos">Cos

• Scythes, late 6th century BC
• Cadmus, resigned 494 BC
• Nicias of Cos, 1st century BC
• Nicippus, 1st century

Croton">Crotone">Croton

• Cleinias, c. 504-495 BC
• Menedemus

[Cumae]

• Aristodemus, c. 505-490 BC

Cyme">Cyme (Aeolis)">Cyme

• Aristagoras, fl. 513-493 BC

[Cyprus]

• Nicocreon, 4th century BC

Cyrene">Cyrene, Libya">Cyrene

• Ophellas, 312-308 BC
• Lycopus, c. 163 BC
• Nicocrates, c. 51 BC
• Leander, c. 50 BC

[Cyzicus]

• Aristagoras, c. 513 BC

Dardanos">Dardanus (city)">Dardanos

• Mania, killed by her son-in-law c. 399 BC

[Elatea]

• Mnason, 4th century BC

Elea">Velia">Elea

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

Elis">Ancient Elis">Elis

• Aristotimus, 272 BC

[Ephesus]

• Melas the Elder, 7th century BC, brother-in-law to king Gyges
• 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
• 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
• Hegesias, before 323 BC
• Melancomas II, fl. 214 BC

[Epidaurus]

• Procles, 640 BC

[Eretria]

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

[Gela]

• Cleander, 505-498 BC
• 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
• Satyrus, 353-? BC
• Timotheus, 352-337 BC
• Dionysius, 337-305 BC
• Amastris, 305-284 BC
• Oxyathres, 305-284 BC
• Clearchus, 305-284 BC

Hermione">Ermioni">Hermione

• Xenon, stepped down 229 BC

[Himera]

• Terillus, early 5th century BC

Keryneia">Keryneia, Greece">Keryneia

• Iseas, 275 BC

[Lampsacus]

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

[Larissa]

• Medius, fl. 395 BC

Leontini">Lentini">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">Megalopolis, Greece">Megalopolis

• Aristodemus the Good, c. 262-252 BC
• Lydiadas, c. 245-235 BC

[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
• Leophron, c. 467-461 BC
• Hippon, c. 338 BC
• Cios the Mamertine, c. 269 BC

[Messene]

• Phyliades, before 336 BC
• Neon, son of Phyliades after 336 BC
• Thrasymachus, son of Phyliades after 336 BC

Methymnae">Mithymna">Methymnae

• Aristonicus, before 332 BC

[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
• Timarchus, 3rd century BC

[Mytilene]

• Myrsilus, late 7th century BC,
• Pittacus, fl. 600 BC
• Coes, c. 507-499 BC

Naxos">Naxos Island">Naxos

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

Orchomenus">Orchomenus (Arcadia)">Orchomenus

• Aristomelidas, Archaic period
• Nearchus, 234 BC

[Oreus]

• Philistides, c. 341 BC
• Menippus, c. 341 BC

[Parium]

• Herophantus, c. 513 BC

[Pellene]

• Chaeron, after 336 BC

Pharsalus">Farsala">Pharsalus

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

[Pherae]

• Lycophron
• Jason, before 370 BC
• Polydorus, 370 BC
• Polyphron, 370-369 BC
• Alexander, 369-358 BC
• Tisiphonus, 357-355/4 BC
• Lycophron II, 355-352 BC
• Peitholaus, 355-352 and 349 BC

[Phlius]

• Leo, c. 540 BC
• Cleonymus, before 229 BC

[Phocaea]

• Laodamas, c. 513 BC

Phocis">Phocis (ancient region)">Phocis

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

Pisa">Pisa, Greece">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">Marmara Island">Proconnesus

• Metrodorus, c. 513 BC

[Rhegium]

• Anaxilas, 494-476 BC
• Micythus, c. 476-467 BC
• Leophron, c. 467-461 BC
• Dionysius the Younger, before 352 BC
• Calippus, 352/351 BC
• Leptines II, after 351 BC

Samos">Samos Island">Samos

• Demoteles, 7th century BC
• Syloson, c. 538 BC
• Polycrates, c. 538-522 BC
• Maiandrius, c. 522 BC
• Charilaus, c. 522 BC
• Syloson, again c. 521 BC
• Aeaces, around 513 BC, reinstalled after 494 BC
• Theomestor, after 480 BC
• Kaios, after 322 BC
• Duris, c. 300-280 BC

Selinus">Selinunte">Selinus

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

[Sicyon]

• Orthagoras, from 676 BC
• Myron the Elder, fl. 648 BC, former Olympian winning in chariot race
• Aristonymus, father of Cleisthenes
• Isodemus
• Cleisthenes, 600-560 BC
• Aeschines, 560-556 BC removed by the Spartans
• Euphron, 368-366 BC
• Aristratus, fl. c. 340 BC
• Epichares, fl. c. 330 BC
• Cratesipolis, 314-308 BC
• Cleon, c. 300-280 BC
• Euthydemus, c. 280-270 BC
• Timocleidas, c. 280-270 BC
• Abantidas, 264-252 BC
• Paseas, 252-251 BC
• Nicocles, 251 BC

Sigeum">Sigeion">Sigeum

• Hegesistratus, fl. 510 BC

Sinope">Sinop, Turkey">Sinope

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

[Sparta]

• Machanidas, 210-207 BC
• Nabis, 207-192 BC
• Chaeron, 180 BC

[Sybaris]

• Telys, c. 510 BC

Syracuse">Syracuse, Italy">Syracuse

• Gelon, 491-478 BC
• Hieron I, 478-466 BC
• Thrasybulus, 466-465 BC
• 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
• Dionysius II, the Younger,
• Timoleon, 345-337 BC
• Agathocles, 320 BC
• 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">History of Taranto">Tarentum

• Aristophilides, 6th/5th century BC

Tarsus">Tarsus, Mersin">Tarsus

• Lysias, before 67 BC

Tauromenium">Taormina">Tauromenium

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

[Thasos]

• Symmachus, c. 520 BC

Thebes">Thebes, Greece">Thebes

• Leontiades, 382-379 BC
• Archias, 382-379 BC
• Philippus, 382-379 BC
• Hypates, 382-379 BC

[Zeleia]

• Nicagoras, 334 BC