This article discusses rulers and autocrats. For other uses, see Tyrant (disambiguation).

A tyrant (Latin Tyrranis, from Greek τύραννος týrannos) possesses absolute power through the people in a state or in an organization: one refers to this mode of rule as a tyranny. In ancient Greece, tyrants were generally aristocrats who had gained power over the others by getting the support of the poor people by giving them land, freeing them from slavery, etc. Support for the tyrants came from the growing class of business people and from the peasants who had no land or were in debt to the wealthy land owners. It is true that they had no legal right to rule, but the people preferred them over kings or the aristocrats. The Greek tyrants stayed in power by using mercenary soldiers from outside of their respective city state.

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EVERYONE GET THE NEW ALBUM WHEN IT DROPS ON SATURDAY..."The Beginning LP" By Tyrant & The Crooked Empire. ... http://lnk.ms/3Nkpw
ChyllTyrant (Twyll Th ChyllTyrant) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:40:18 -0000
EVERYONE GET THE NEW ALBUM WHEN IT DROPS ON SATURDAY..."The Beginning LP" By Tyrant & The Crooked Empire. ... http://lnk.ms/3Nkpw
EVERYONE GET THE NEW ALBUM WHEN IT DROPS ON SATURDAY..."The Beginning LP" By Tyrant & The Crooked Empire. ... http://lnk.ms/4q64q
ChyllTyrant (Twyll Th ChyllTyrant) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:39:51 -0000
EVERYONE GET THE NEW ALBUM WHEN IT DROPS ON SATURDAY..."The Beginning LP" By Tyrant & The Crooked Empire. ... http://lnk.ms/4q64q
Playingなう♪ Blood On Your Hands : Arch Enemy : Rise Of The Tyrant #TwitMusic
hetoshi401 (へとし) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:20:57 -0000
Playingなう♪ Blood On Your Hands : Arch Enemy : Rise Of The Tyrant #TwitMusic
Read the "Wiki" for Tyrant (Tyranny) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny Does any of THAT apply to Congress OR the WH? #tcot
Wodins (Kenny Wright) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:14:34 -0000
Read the "Wiki" for Tyrant (Tyranny) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyranny Does any of THAT apply to Congress OR the WH? #tcot
EverQuest II launches Will of a Tyrant update - http://tinyurl.com/y8sknzx
jaimeskelton (Jaime Skelton) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:50:31 -0000
EverQuest II launches Will of a Tyrant update - http://tinyurl.com/y8sknzx
Debates at my management class, shots were fired haha but that professor is a godamn tyrant. But anyways hoping for a good night
JulianoSoFresh (Julio Lima) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:50:27 -0000
Debates at my management class, shots were fired haha but that professor is a godamn tyrant. But anyways hoping for a good night

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