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This is a list of tyrants from Ancient Greece. Abydus. Daphnis, c. 500 BC under Darius I ... Later tyrant in Syracuse [4] Alabanda. Aridolis, 480 BC (POW)
A tyrant (from Ancient Greek τύραννος (túrannos) 'absolute ruler'), in the modern English usage of the word, is an absolute ruler who is unrestrained by law, or one who has usurped a legitimate ruler's sovereignty. Often portrayed as cruel, tyrants may defend their positions by resorting to repressive means.
The Thirty Tyrants (Ancient Greek: οἱ τριάκοντα τύραννοι, hoi triákonta týrannoi) were an oligarchy that briefly ruled Athens from 404 BC to 403 BC. Installed into power by the Spartans after the Athenian surrender in the Peloponnesian War , the Thirty became known for their tyrannical rule, first being called "The Thirty ...
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Pisistratus (also spelled Peisistratus or Peisistratos; Ancient Greek: Πεισίστρατος Peisistratos; c. 600 BC – 527 BC) was a politician in ancient Athens, ruling as tyrant in the late 560s, the early 550s and from 546 BC until his death.
Later in the 550s B.C.E. Athenian governance saw its first version of tyranny with the rise of Pisistratus to power who reigned until his death in 527 B.C.E., and was then succeeded by his son Hippias who held power until 510 B.C.E. [9] The era of tyranny in Athens ended with Hippias' loss of power and two years later, Cleisthenes developed the ...
Syracuse (Ancient Greek: Συρακοῦσαι) was an ancient Greek city-state, located on the east coast of Sicily, Magna Graecia.The city was founded by settlers from Corinth in 734 or 733 BCE, and was conquered by the Romans in 212 BCE, after which it became the seat of Roman rule in Sicily.
Hippias (Ancient Greek: Ἱππίας, romanized: Hippías; c. 570 BC – 490 BC) was the last tyrant of Athens, ruling from 527 to 510 BC.He was one of the Peisistratids, a group of tyrants from the same family in ancient Greece.