Cleon of Sicyon

Not to be confused with Cleon of Sicyon, the sculptor.

Cleon (/ˈkliːɒn, -ən/; Greek: Κλέων Kleon, Ancient Greek: [kléɔːn]) was a tyrant of the ancient Greek city-state of Sicyon from c. 300 to c. 280 BCE.^[1] According to Plutarch, he was assassinated and Timocleidas and Cleinias were made chief magistrates.^[2] According to Pausanias, Cleon was succeeded by Euthydemus and Timocleidas who ruled jointly as tyrants.^[1]