The Rise of the Greek Tyrants (650 BC)
Greece had repressive tyrants as its leaders. They were powerful opportunists who maintained their position of authority with the aid of mercenary soldiers. Tyrants frequently came from the nobility, and public disapproval of them varied greatly from place to place.
The most well-known tyrannies were those established in roughly 650 BC by Orthagoras at Sicyon and Cypselus at Corinth. The Thrasybulus of Miletus was the most well-known tyrant of Asiatic Greece. Cleisthenes ruled Sicyon from approximately 600 to 570 BC.
He was the Orthagorid despot who was most effective due to his exploitation. Periander, the son of Cypselus, ruled Cornith for 40 years and was regarded as one of the most dreadful tyrants. He passed away shortly after the 580s BC overthrow of the Corinthian dictatorship.
Peisistratus was successful in establishing tyranny at Athens towards the middle of the sixth century, although Sparta disregarded the establishment of tyranny. Soon later, in 510 BC, King Cleomenes I of Sparta banished his son. The era of tyranny came to an end as a result, yet the dictators persisted.
